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House Hansard - 339

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice
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Mr. Speaker, I am rather surprised that the member is concerned about what people in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie are going to do, but I look forward to hearing what the Conservative candidate in my riding has to say about that in the next election. I would remind the House that, after the Liberals made cuts to the construction of social and affordable housing, Stephen Harper's Conservative government did not do any better. It continued to abandon that sector, leaving it all up to the market. It is not true that simply increasing supply will help people find a place to live. If the supply is unaffordable, these people will still not be able to afford an apartment or a house, so that is a false solution. This type of neo-liberal idea of the trickle effect, where the government helps the wealthy and hopes that it trickles down to the poorest members of society, does not work.
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