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House Hansard - 312

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • May/9/24 3:04:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the people watching us at home must be feeling their blood pressure rise. Now they are talking about a liberal bloc. Canadians understand full well that we, on this side of the House, do not build housing with slogans. We are not growing an economy with ads, like we see on the other side of the House. We are not building the future by asking questions. We are building a country by investing. That is exactly what we are doing by investing in families, in housing and in economic growth. The 21st century belongs to Canada. We should be proud.
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Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos
  • May/9/24 11:18:05 p.m.
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She gets all her looks from her mother, actually, Mr. Speaker, but I appreciate those kind remarks. I have talked about the importance of modular home construction. I think it is fundamental to dealing with the housing crisis that is at hand. I have said that. The minister has said that. Advocates across the country have said that. I applaud the member for meeting with advocates, along with firefighters, in the work they are doing in union advocacy. Certainly, the Conservatives would not sit down with unions, or maybe they would but it would not be serious. Regardless, there is a national building code that ensures certain standards of safety are maintained. On my end, I will continue to work with those advocates who want to ensure that. There are many provisions in our national building code, which, of course, is interpreted at the provincial level by governments as well, to ensure safety in the way that the member advocates. I think that she and I are on the same page in that regard. Let us move forward on these things together.
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Context: House Hansard - 312 - May/9/24
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • May/9/24 11:19:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is an interesting conversation about modular homes. They are being built in a way right now that far exceeds any normal building standards. They are an option for the housing crisis in this country. The challenge with modular home builders right now is that, although they could scale up and actually build two or three times more than what they are building right now, they have a problem with cash flow. Oftentimes, they are required to pay out the development, which causes problems in terms of their ability to put these modular homes on developed spaces. I just visited a modular home builder and cash flow is critical, so finding some way of advancing or eliminating the cash flow crisis that exists can actually help build these homes and scale them up in a much greater capacity. However, this budget does not address that.
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