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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
The Deputy Speaker
  • Nov/17/22 11:25:08 a.m.
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Order, please. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Edmonton Griesbach.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Nov/17/22 11:25:15 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. colleague for his important intervention holding the opposition members accountable. I believe as a member of the opposition that it is important to advance our program, the program that New Democrats fight for every single day in this place, which is to make the material conditions of Canadians better. In my community of Edmonton Griesbach, I want to offer a respectful reflection of what they are experiencing. We know that across the country there is a housing crisis. People in my community cannot get ahead. We have 3,400 houseless folks across the city of Edmonton. We have nearly 470 people who died in the last two years of houselessness. These are folks I knew, real people who are affected. To give credit to the government, this fall economic statement does, in fact, help some of those folks with a $500 housing benefit. I know that is going to help Canadians. New Democrats pushed for that and we agree with that. However, it was clear that the national housing strategy detailed by the Auditor General earlier this week is damning. What the government was supposed to build for folks did not hit its targets. It also said that the government would fail to ensure that the proper amount of housing is established by 2027 and 2028. When will the government take housing seriously and when will it increase the supply?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Nov/17/22 12:51:55 p.m.
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Yes, the hon. member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin should do so to ensure that he does not break the rules.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Nov/17/22 5:06:35 p.m.
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Questions and comments, the hon. member for Edmonton Manning.
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