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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)
  • May/3/22 2:56:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after seven years of the Liberal government, the price of the average home has doubled from $400,000 to $800,000. More and more Canadians are unable to afford a home, and others cannot even afford rent. In Canmore and Banff, people are forced to live in vans or share apartments with a dozen other people because they cannot even afford rent, let alone buy a home. In Airdrie and Cochrane, young couples are living in their parents' basements with their children. No matter how hard people work, adequate housing is just not attainable. How is this acceptable, and why has the government not done anything to fix it?
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)
  • May/3/22 2:57:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, their party is the problem. The problem is inflation and they are the ones causing it. At 6.7%, inflation will cost Canadians an extra $2,000 this year. At the grocery store, Canadians are feeling the sting of higher prices, totalling an extra $1,000 this year. At the gas pumps, Canadians are paying 40% more than they were last year. The natural gas that Canadians use to heat their homes is up 19%. These hard-earned dollars are being taken away from people just trying to get by. Why will the government not stop causing the problem?
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