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House Hansard - 14

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 9, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 14 - Dec/9/21
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Dec/9/21 10:44:48 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know that Canada has the lowest housing unit per capita rate in the G7. That rate has even gone down in the past five years, in other words, since the Liberals came to power. Does my colleague think that the government might want to invest more in housing?
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Context: House Hansard - 14 - Dec/9/21
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Dec/9/21 11:07:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us tell it like it is. The government is making big funding promises for all of its programs, but very little money is actually being spent. Sometimes, only 25% of the expenses are covered. Other times, the program criteria are so restrictive that no one is eligible. The reality is that the current government is not spending that much more than in the Harper era. Given that we are at the height of the housing crisis, does my colleague not think that the government should stop talking and actually take action?
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Context: House Hansard - 14 - Dec/9/21
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Dec/9/21 1:04:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague from Winnipeg North spoke a lot about how much money the government has invested. In reality, most of this money has been invested on paper. We now know that many programs and initiatives are expected to spend just a small amount of that money. This is not something the Bloc Québécois is saying; it is coming from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. I encourage my colleague to urge his government to spend money and start large-scale construction of housing units.
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Context: House Hansard - 14 - Dec/9/21
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Dec/9/21 1:24:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the motion itself does not mention social housing, but it implies that the ultimate objective is to increase the number of available housing units, which are currently lacking. Could my colleague clarify whether the official opposition's motion includes social housing?
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