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House Hansard - 309

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • May/6/24 12:31:45 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, before I begin, I would ask for unanimous consent to split my time with the hon. member for Niagara West.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/24 12:47:00 p.m.
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We are out of time. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Niagara West.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West, CPC)
  • May/6/24 12:47:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as always, I am honoured and proud to stand in this place and speak on behalf of the constituents of Niagara West. I want to start by reading a quote. It states: One of the biggest pressures on people right now is housing. Young Canadians – particularly Millennials and Gen Z – are being priced out of their communities. Families are finding it difficult to get a good place to settle down. Rising rents and the high cost of buying a home are making it more difficult for younger generations to find a place to call their own. We need more homes in Canada, and we need to keep them affordable. Where did I find this quote? In one of the government's news releases last week. After nine years of bungling the economy, inflation, taxation and housing, the government finally has acknowledged that what it has been doing is not working. It is acknowledging that it has done generational harm to millennials, gen Z and other younger folks. It is that simple and it is written down. The government has admitted it in that very statement. What the Liberals say after are their usual promises about to be broken. By the way, they are recycling their promises from nine years ago. If they have not been able to get things done in nine years, who is going to believe that they will be able to get things done now? Absolutely no one. At this point, Canadians no longer believe the Liberals. Millennials and gen Z do not believe them. Why? According to reports, nearly 60% of retirees are supporting their adult children financially. What does this do to the finances of their parents? Of course, it is having a negative impact. Whether younger or older, the Liberals are making everyone poorer. How much poorer? The average Canadian family is poorer by $3,687. Families that used to donate to food banks are now going to food banks for themselves. We have record visits to food banks, two million visits in a single month. To make matters worse, Canada will spend $54.1 billion to service its national debt: $54.1 billion is a lot of money to pay just on interest; $54.1 billion is more money than the government is sending to the provinces for health care. This was entirely self-inflicted. The Liberals will blame the world, they will blame Conservatives and they will blame everyone and anyone they can think of. They call them horrible names. We know the Liberal playbook and Canadians are wise to it as well. It is time for the government to take responsibility for the financial mess it has created, a mess that many Canadians can no longer endure. People are leaving Canada. Immigrants come to our country and realize it is impossible to afford a life, and oftentimes leave and take their skills elsewhere.
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