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Pat Kelly

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Calgary Rocky Ridge
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $149,543.95

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Context: House Hansard - 307 - May/2/24
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • May/2/24 7:55:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have heard that in multiple studies that we have undertaken. Any time we are talking about factors that affect morale, recruitment and retention, that comes up. It has always been thus, but with the cost of living being what it is, many people are rooted in a community in a way that earlier generations were not, because of connections to employment that do not transfer very well or housing. If somebody bought a house 10 years ago in one community and then gets re-posted across the country, that creates a significant hardship. Yes, I think there is a lot of awareness at the committee, if that is what the member is asking. I do not have a copy of the budget with me, but if the member is referring to the chart that I am thinking of, it is zero dollars this year, zero dollars next year, $1 million the year after that, and $14 million by 2029. That is not going to build enough houses to make even a dent in the backlog in housing.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)
  • Jun/2/22 3:09:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the affordability crisis increasingly means that there are two kinds of families in Canada: families who own homes and families who never will. Gimmicks such as the first-time homebuyer incentive have failed to improve access to home ownership, while taxes, red tape and ridiculously long development timelines chase private capital out of construction, limit supply and lead to ever-increasing prices. When will the minister admit that cheap gimmicks and talking points do not build houses?
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