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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Mr. Scott Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka, CPC)

Sep/18/24 2:09:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, September marks the end of another stunning summer in Parry Sound—Muskoka, but what is often referred to as the playground of the rich and famous is not the reality for too many of my neighbours. We have master carpenters who build beautiful waterfront cottages, but cannot afford a home in the town they grew up in. We have resort staff who welcome guests year after year from all over the world, but they are worried about how they are going to heat their home this winter. We have cooks who prepare these incredible meals, but at the end of the month they have to visit a food bank to feed their own family. These are the folks who call Parry Sound—Muskoka home not just in July and August, but all year. These are the honest, hard-working people who sent me to this place. This summer I heard loud and clear from them that they want change. They need change. They need a government that will let them keep more of their hard-earned paycheque. They want a government that will not punish them for heating their homes and driving to work. They want a government where common sense is just simply common. They are ready today for a Conservative government that will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.

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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)

Sep/18/24 2:58:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is not in provincial jurisdiction is what is happening in Edmonton Griesbach. The federal government is set to bulldoze hundreds of homes in my community so that developers can get rich. These homes are on public land and are some of the last affordable units in my city due to decades of Liberal and Conservative cuts. Kim, a single mom raising a child with a disability, is scared she will be homeless. Will the Prime Minister stop the demovictions, stop selling off land to rich developers and build homes that people can actually afford?

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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Sep/18/24 2:59:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government has put forward one of the most ambitious investments in housing this country has ever seen. We are happy to work hand in hand with the NDP to make sure that public lands get used for affordable housing. We are doing everything we can to push back against provinces that are attacking public affordability of homes. We would very much like to continue working with the NDP on this matter. However, the NDP is choosing to play politics with the Conservatives and put politics first. We are going to continue to work to make sure that the member's residents in Edmonton Griesbach and, indeed, right across the country get better affordability and better homes because that is what this federal government is focused on, not politics.

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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Sep/18/24 3:03:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us not take any lessons from that failed Harper housing minister, who did not get anything built while he was on the job. We are going to continue to do what he did not, which is working with cities, working with provinces and territories, and working with non-profits to get homes built.

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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Sep/18/24 3:04:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition's so-called housing plan was universally panned by experts, which is why it failed in the House of Commons. The reality is that we have been working with premiers, working with municipalities and working with non-profits to turn the ship around, which he neglected when he was the so-called housing minister. The reality is that we are delivering for Canadians. We have a lot more work to do, and the Leader of the Opposition's slogans and divisive attacks are not going to get any homes built for anyone.

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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24

Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Sep/18/24 3:05:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when I was housing minister, the average home price was $450,000. The rent was $950 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,100 for a two-bedroom unit. It has now doubled to over $2,000. As well, we built almost 200,000 homes at rock-bottom, low prices. Now, fast-forward a decade, and 28% of Canadians told a RE/MAX survey that they are considering leaving the country because of housing inflation doubling under the Prime Minister. Why does he not get his gatekeepers out of the way and follow my common-sense plan to build the homes?

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