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House Hansard - 124

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Mr. Denis Trudel
  • Nov/3/22 11:39:11 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague seems to expect me to applaud the government's actions, which I certainly will not do. When it comes to housing, I dream of how they do it in Vienna. A few weeks ago, I was in Laval for a conference about housing organized by the mayors of Longueuil and Laval, both of whom are very focused on social housing. I applaud their initiative. During the conference, we heard from the former mayor of Vienna. One hundred years ago in Vienna, people realized that they needed to do something about housing, probably because that is when veterans were returning after the First World War. People realized that the government would have to invest in providing housing for people. In Vienna, 62% of all the housing units are social housing. The city builds real communities, with bike paths and organic shops. It is extraordinary. I have seen pictures. That is my dream. The thing is, it takes the kind of will on the part of the government that we are not seeing right now.
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