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House Hansard - 45

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 24, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/24/22 2:16:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is a critical shortage of affordable housing in my community. Many people have given up on the idea of ever owning a home, but even finding an affordable place to rent is getting further and further out of reach. B.C. has not been getting its fair share of federal funding under the rapid housing initiative. Worse still, the supply of older rental stock is being bought up by REITs, real estate income trusts, that use tactics like renovictions to jack up rent, pushing people out of their homes and removing affordable units from the market. Housing advocates and the City of Victoria are calling for a federal acquisition fund to give local governments and non-profits the quick capital to buy properties at risk of being bought up by these predatory REITs. We must preserve our existing affordable housing stock. It is time for the federal government to return to the table as a true partner with municipalities, indigenous governments and co-operatives to stop treating housing as an investment and start treating housing as a human right.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Mar/24/22 2:48:04 p.m.
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Qujannamiik, Uqaqtittiji. On this day, World Tuberculosis Day, I rise to ask a question about housing. An MLA for Nunavut has identified that approximately 3,000 to 5,000 new housing units are urgently needed for people living in my territory. However, the government's housing announcement in Nunavut a couple of weeks ago included just 101 new units. What rationale does the federal government have for promising only 100 housing units when thousands are desperately needed? Qujannamiik.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 2:48:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the program that the hon. member referred to is just one of many programs in the national housing strategy and federal investments in Nunavut housing, including the Canada housing benefit, the bilateral housing agreement between Canada and Nunavut, and over $400 million in distinctions-based funding for Inuit-led housing in Inuit Nunangat. By working together with territorial and indigenous partners, we will address the housing needs of Nunavummiut.
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Mr. Emmanuel Dubourg (Bourassa, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 3:03:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, intimate partner violence needs to end, and it needs to end now. This matters to everyone because intimate partner violence destroys families and causes serious harm in our society. I salute community organizations for the important work they do to help women and children fleeing violence perpetrated by violent partners. I announced a $4.5-million investment to help an organization called Nouvelle-Étape create new spaces. Could the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion tell us more about the reason for these investments?
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Mar/24/22 3:04:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. During the pandemic, the most vulnerable members of our community were in greater need of housing. We know we need to act fast. Our government created nine new affordable housing units in the member's riding for women and children fleeing violence. We will not stop working until every Canadian has a safe, affordable place to live.
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