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House Hansard - 327

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 327 - Jun/7/24
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/24 11:47:45 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to build more homes and build them faster, Liberals know that municipalities need funding to accelerate the construction of critical housing infrastructure. Through our new Canada housing infrastructure fund, we are going to help municipalities do just that. Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities share the Liberals' plan to support the municipal infrastructure necessary for homes to be built across this country?
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Context: House Hansard - 327 - Jun/7/24
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/24 11:48:12 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member has served the House since 2004. He is always interested in issues of not only water but also water infrastructure. Liberals have put in place measures to support more home building, but we cannot do that without thinking about housing-enabling infrastructure. Waste water, stormwater and solid waste infrastructure are all things that add up, and they make a difference. They make communities possible. That is why this government has put forward $6 billion for provinces and municipalities. There is conditionality attached. If provinces and municipalities want to access to the funds, they have to freeze development charges, and they have to make sure that more middle homes get built.
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Context: House Hansard - 327 - Jun/7/24
Mr. Brendan Hanley (Yukon, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/24 11:59:56 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, across the country, communities need new infrastructure to grow, build more homes and enable economic growth. This is especially true in the north. Investing in our communities also means investing in our airports. Northerners want reliable, safe and affordable service when it comes to air connectivity. Could the Minister of Transport please tell us what the government is doing to ensure that the communities in the north are more connected and more livable?
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Context: House Hansard - 327 - Jun/7/24
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/24 12:00:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Yukon is not only excellent, he is also right. Investing in our communities means investing in our airports. Northern, remote and indigenous communities must have access to the air services they need and expect. This is why we invested $186 million to upgrade the infrastructure at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport. We have a plan to build a Canada that the next generation will be proud of. The Conservatives, well, they pretend to care about making life better for the next generation of Canadians, but they just pretend. On our side, we are doing it.
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