44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2021 02:00PM
- Dec/1/21 2:26:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservative Party of Canada when it comes to investing in housing. For 10 years. under Stephen Harper. the Conservatives did nothing on housing, which is why we stepped up in 2017 with a national housing strategy, and are stepping up now with four billion dollars for municipalities to invest and to accelerate the construction of new housing supply, which contrasts with the Conservatives' approach, which was to give massive tax breaks to wealthy landlords to help them sell their buildings. That would not have helped housing costs in Canada.
We are acting and we are delivering.
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- Dec/1/21 2:27:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister likes to go back in time to a Conservative government, back when there was a balanced budget and low taxes, and when Canadians were not falling behind in their monthly payments. There is no debate when Canadians are going to the gas pump; fuel prices are setting records.
The Prime Minister and the finance minister complain about the global supply chain shortage. Want to know the best example of a smooth supply chain? Pipelines. If we could actually get pipelines built in the country, we could get gas prices down.
When will the Prime Minister stop the attacks on our energy sector?
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- Dec/1/21 2:28:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the Conservatives, we understand that the best way to build a strong economy and a stronger future, including not just good jobs but good careers for Canadians, is to invest in fighting climate change at the same time as we invest in growing the economy.
We have invested to support Alberta workers, we have invested to support getting our oil to new markets. but we have also stepped up in the fight against climate change, because that is what Canadians expect.
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- Dec/1/21 2:28:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are feeling the effects of inflation. Even though some products are made here in Canada, the cost of groceries, gas, housing, chicken and beef continue to rise. Increased spending means fewer opportunities for families and seniors.
When will the Prime Minister realize that monetary policy matters?
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- Dec/1/21 2:29:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this pandemic, we promised Canadians that we would have their backs, and that is exactly what we have done. Although the Conservatives wanted us to invest less in families, workers, businesses and students, we have been there for them and will continue to be. The best way to create a strong economy for everyone is to end this pandemic, and that means everyone getting vaccinated.
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- Dec/1/21 2:29:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there were one million job vacancies in Canada in September. The labour shortage is another factor affecting the cost of living. Nothing is being done about the labour shortage.
When will this government address the problem in order to help Canadians?
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- Dec/1/21 2:30:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, what we are seeing is that our economy is recovering even more quickly than that of the United States, and more jobs have returned in Canada than in the U.S. and elsewhere.
At the same time, we know that the labour shortage we experienced during the pandemic is ongoing, and that is why we are taking action on immigration, training, investments in families, job creation and investments in small business. We are there to help our economy recover quickly.
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- Dec/1/21 2:30:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, many educational institutions in Quebec want to welcome francophone students from Africa. Thousands of French-speaking African students want to attend schools in Quebec in full compliance with the rules.
Unfortunately, Canadian immigration services reject them over 80% of the time. This rate is out or line with the rejection rate for students of any other origin, and the pretext given is that African students may not want to return home when they are done. Those are some serious accusations, a form of discrimination that should not be tolerated. It is harmful to our exchanges and to development in Africa.
Will the Prime Minister raise the matter with immigration services?
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- Dec/1/21 2:31:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague that these reports are quite troubling. Discrimination is unacceptable in any form, and we will not tolerate any systemic discrimination in our programs.
To ensure that our programs and services treat everyone fairly, we are conducting a detailed review of their impacts. We will continue to work closely with the provinces, including Quebec, of course, to ensure that our immigration system is robust and fair to everyone.
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- Dec/1/21 2:32:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, those were some nice empty words.
The real impact, which is still happening today, is that the government is hurting French, it is hurting educational institutions in Quebec, it is hurting francophone Africa and it is hurting those students. Eighty percent of them are being rejected. That is discrimination.
Do I understand correctly that the Prime Minister is describing the behaviour of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as systemic racism?
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- Dec/1/21 2:32:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the Bloc Québécois and some others, we have recognized that systemic racism exists in all of our institutions in this country. Ever since we recognized it, we have been working hard to eliminate it and to transform our immigration system and all of our other systems to ensure they are fair and can recognize their inherent biases. That is the work that we are doing, and we take it very seriously.
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- Dec/1/21 2:33:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the omicron variant is deeply troubling to Canadians. People are worried about their families and their communities. This variant has also shown very clearly that we will not be able to beat this pandemic unless the entire world is vaccinated.
Why does the Prime Minister continue to defend the interests and profits of wealthy pharmaceutical companies rather than ensuring that every country in the world can produce vaccines in their home countries so they can vaccinate their populations?
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- Dec/1/21 2:33:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are working to ensure that countries across the world have access to COVID-19 vaccines through our investments in the COVAX facility. We were one of the early adopters and leaders in investing to make sure that vaccine equity across the world is real. Furthermore, Canada is taking leadership at the World Trade Organization to work with the international community on ensuring that the global trading system contributes to removing barriers to vaccine access. We are advancing progress on these issues, which include IP, yes, but also supply chain, production and export restrictions.
We will be there to help end this pandemic everywhere, because without that, we cannot end it anywhere.
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- Dec/1/21 2:34:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is literally continuing to defend the profits of pharmaceutical companies.
The omicron variant of COVID-19 is deeply troubling. People are worried about their families and their communities. The variant has shown that the entire world must be vaccinated to beat this pandemic.
Why does the Prime Minister continue to defend the profits of major pharmaceutical companies rather than defending the interests of poorer countries so that they can produce vaccines themselves?
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- Dec/1/21 2:35:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I disagree with the member opposite, and not just because he uses “literally” metaphorically.
Canada is taking leadership at the World Trade Organization, and we are working with the international community to ensure that the trading system contributes to removing barriers to vaccine access.
We are advancing progress on these issues, which include—
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- Dec/1/21 2:35:42 p.m.
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I am going to interrupt the Prime Minister, because I cannot hear his response. I would therefore ask him to start over so we can all hear his response.
Again, the right hon. Prime Minister.
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- Dec/1/21 2:35:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are all concerned about the omicron variant. That is why we will continue to be there to help people get vaccinated around the world.
With respect to the World Trade Organization, we are working with the international community to contribute to removing barriers to vaccine access. We are advancing progress on these issues, which include intellectual property, but also the supply chain, production and export restrictions.
We are committed to finding solutions to accelerate the equitable production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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- Dec/1/21 2:36:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the average home price in Canada right now is $717,000. Want to know what it was last year? It was $606,000. That is an 18.2% increase. In 2015, when the Prime Minister came into office, it was $450,000.
Under what metric in the world can the Prime Minister explain that his plan is working?
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- Dec/1/21 2:37:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from 2015 onwards, we began to invest in housing in this country, which had been underinvested in by the federal government for many years. We came forward with the national housing strategy in 2017 that has led to hundreds of thousands of families getting into new homes. We further built on initiatives like the first-time home buyer incentive and the rapid housing initiative. We have just put forward a $4-billion investment toward municipalities to help build more supply. This contrasts with the Conservative plan to give tax breaks to wealthy landlords.
We are acting to fight this housing crisis.
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- Dec/1/21 2:37:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what he just said is that he is off-loading all of the responsibility onto the provinces and the municipalities. Who is he going to blame once that fails? It is the provinces and municipalities.
The Conservatives had a plan in the last election to sell off 15% of federal government assets to increase supply. When will the Prime Minister get off his assets and help Canadian families?
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