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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington, CPC)
  • May/29/24 2:12:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, experts from almost every single industry and sector across this country have now had the time to read through the Liberal-NDP budget spending spree, and they are nearly unified in their condemnation, especially over housing. At the human resources committee this Monday, Conservatives directly asked industry experts how likely it is for the government to hit its housing targets. The response was, “Not a chance.” The Prime Minister's refusal to address the housing crisis has real-world consequences. One mother was recently quoted in the media, suggesting, “we're having to choose between paying a bill or getting food, and that can be really hard. It makes things really difficult.... And I just don't see any end in sight.” There is something the Prime Minister can do. He can allow his caucus a free vote on our common-sense Conservative housing plan to build homes, not bureaucracy. After nine years, the only question left is whether the Liberal-NDP government prioritizes practical public policy over partisan politics.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 2:41:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we criticize, rightly, the Leader of the Opposition, who when he was housing minister built only six affordable homes for Canadians across the country. It is understandable, because he was part of a government that took the federal government out of the building of affordable housing. It chose that the federal government would have nothing to do with housing across the country. Those 10 years of non-involvement of the federal government left echoes. We have stepped up and invested in communities and invested in partnerships. We are getting the homes built. We are delivering for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/29/24 2:46:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, “Not a chance” is what the president of the Residential Construction Council said when asked if the Prime Minister would keep his promise to build 3.9 million homes by 2031. Let us hear it from the Prime Minister. To reach that target, he would have to build 550,000 homes per year, so will the Prime Minister hit the target of 550,000 homes this year, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/29/24 2:47:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that was a wonderful history lesson, except it did not answer the question. The Prime Minister promised he would lower housing costs in 2015; he doubled them. He promised he would double homebuilding; it actually went down and is still dropping. Now he is promising 3.9 million brand new homes by 2031. That means he would have to build 550,000 this year and every year. Once again, will the Prime Minister keep his promise to build 550,000 homes this year, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 2:48:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the leader opposite speaks of 2015. We took office with a commitment to getting the federal government back in the business of building housing. We launched a national housing strategy in 2017, which put 2.5 million Canadians into new or refurbished homes, and we have continued to invest ever since. We are building homes on public lands. We are converting underused federal offices into homes. We are taxing vacant land to incentivize construction. We are building apartments, and bringing rents down with top-ups to the apartment construction loan program. We are scaling up modular housing. We are also launching Canada Builds to lead a team Canada effort to build more homes and more.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/29/24 2:49:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was not how quickly the Prime Minister could read off talking points written for him by his staff. The question was whether he is going to break yet another housing promise. Remember, he promised he would lower housing costs; he doubled them. He promised he would double the number of homes built; they went down. Now the Prime Minister is promising 3.9 million new homes by 2031. That means 550,000 new homes this and every year. Will he keep that promise, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 2:49:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition's criticism is that there are too many measures in our housing plan. Housing should be solved by a simple, one-size-fits-all solution according to the Leader of the Opposition. That is perhaps how he managed to build only six affordable homes when he was the minister of housing. We have a broad range of initiatives that are delivering on housing, like topping up the housing accelerator fund with $400 million and a new $6-billion Canada housing infrastructure fund to help communities build. We are leveraging transit funding to build more homes. We are launching a housing design catalogue. We are also incentivizing more skilled trade workers.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • May/29/24 2:50:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is announcing a catalogue. Come on, give him a round of applause. People cannot afford a home, they might end up in a tent and their rent has doubled, but they have a brand new catalogue. Will the Prime Minister build 550,000 new homes, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 2:51:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition mentioned the history lesson. Since he was the housing minister, he should know that the way we solved the housing crisis after World War II was by putting forward a catalogue of homes that builders could access to build extremely rapidly right across the country. Yes, that is one of the measures we are bringing back. The Leader of the Opposition's mockery of concrete initiatives that are going to deliver for Canadians is exactly what is wrong with his approach. He would rather mock and insult than roll up his sleeves and get solutions built for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. Peter Julian
  • May/29/24 8:50:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to long-term care standards, with seniors living in long-term care homes, there were horrible effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seniors died from negligence. Families lost loved ones before they could say goodbye. Can the minister inform the House when Canadians can expect to see mandatory standards for the quality of care in long-term care homes?
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