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House Hansard - 319

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 28, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/28/24 2:21:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the incompetence of this Prime Minister and the Liberal mayor of Montreal, who is blocking construction, has caused rents to triple in Montreal. We learned the worst today. Under the headline “Major holdup”, La Presse reported that, “since 2019, [building] permit wait times have more than doubled.” Why is the Prime Minister continuing to send $95 million to politicians and municipalities that are blocking construction?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/28/24 2:22:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, everything the Prime Minister said is false. When I was the minister responsible for housing, we built 200,000 new housing units. In Montreal, the average rent was $700 a month. Now it is $2,000. What is more, the wait time for construction permits has more than doubled. Why does the Prime Minister not follow my common-sense plan, which involves penalizing Montreal politicians by giving that money back to Quebec municipalities that are accelerating housing construction?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • May/28/24 2:31:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister continues to break his promise to the community and needs to build that hospital. Montreal's public transit system is in crisis. The experts are clear: There is not enough money. The longer this crisis goes on, the more people will lose public transit. This government is doing nothing. The Liberals are turning their backs on Montrealers. What is the point of having Liberal MPs in Montreal if none of them are fighting for their city?
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 2:32:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is pure nonsense. Our government has been there to invest in public transit more than any other government. As a proud Montreal MP, I can say that our actions in support of the blue line and the REM and of continued investment in public transit in Montreal, Quebec City and across the country are not going to stop. We set up an infrastructure program to invest in public transit on a permanent and ongoing basis for decades to come. We will continue to be there for Montreal, for Montrealers and for all Quebeckers and Canadians when it comes to public transit.
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 2:38:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is not only Conservative premiers who understand the terrible damage Conservative cuts would do to our country, but Canada's mayors get it too. That is why it was so shameful to hear the progressive mayors of two great Canadian cities, Toronto and Montreal, be vilified by the Conservative leader today. We believe in working with our municipal partners and our provincial ones. That is how we build Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)
  • May/28/24 3:04:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Journal de Montréal reported that there are people doing drugs next to an elementary school in the Saint‑Henri neighbourhood of Montreal. Parents have to step over people who are shooting up in the street. They are traumatized. They are worried for their children. Can the Prime Minister confirm that he will not accept the City of Montreal's request to legalize the use of hard drugs in public spaces?
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