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House Hansard - 23

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 23 - Feb/3/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Feb/3/22 3:50:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, I want to talk specifically about housing. In his statement, the hon. member made mention of the importance of making generational investments. I took a good review of Bill C-8, and there are many deficiencies. One of the biggest deficiencies I noticed, which I would like the hon. member to comment on in particular, is the fact that there is no mention of the anti-flipping tax. We know that flipping properties and injecting wealth into these properties to increase their value is creating more barriers for people to participate and purchase housing, which is a serious problem that is driving the cost of housing up and limiting the market. Will the member comment on why the anti-house-flipping tax is not in this bill?
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Context: House Hansard - 23 - Feb/3/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Feb/3/22 6:01:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague from Winnipeg Centre and I share a lot in common, particularly with my district in Edmonton Griesbach, one of the hardest hit communities of poverty. My colleagues and I know the importance of ending poverty, and the Liberal legislation does not go nearly far enough in fixing the poverty issues. Would the member agree that ensuring a guaranteed livable basic income is truly the appropriate response to ending poverty in Canada?
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