44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 2, 2023 10:00AM
- Feb/2/23 2:19:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, eight years of this government's inflationary policies have driven the average monthly mortgage cost up from $1,500 to over $3,000. It has doubled. Rental rates have gone up almost as much. Inflationary policies are driving prices up across the board along with interest rates.
Will the Prime Minister finally take responsibility for doubling the cost of a house?
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- Feb/2/23 2:19:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is true that Canadians have placed their trust in us for eight years now.
Election after election after election, we have been here to represent them in government. Canadians know we are here for them. We were there for them during the pandemic. We are here to lift children out of poverty with the Canada child benefit and other measures. We are also here to help families take their kids to the dentist.
In short, Canadians place their trust in us because they know we are here for them.
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- Feb/2/23 2:20:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this Prime Minister's inflationary policies driving up home prices and now interest rates, the cost of a monthly mortgage, on average, has gone up from about $1,500 to over $3,000. No wonder nine in 10 young people who do not own a home believe they never will. Home price inflation is a homegrown problem.
Instead of blaming the rest of the world for the problems he has caused, will the Prime Minister take responsibility for pricing our working-class youth out of a home?
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- Feb/2/23 2:21:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are very aware of the importance of keeping Canadian home ownership alive. That is why we introduced measures such as investing in a scaled-up rent-to-own program in Canada, the creation of a tax-free savings account of up to $40,000 for first-time homebuyers and a two-year ban on foreign ownership of Canadian residential real estate to give more opportunities to young people.
What do all of these measures share in common? The leader of the official opposition voted against them.
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- Feb/2/23 2:21:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we voted against every single one of the inflationary programs that have doubled the cost of housing in this country for our young people.
After eight years, all the Liberals can do is brag about the hundreds of billions of dollars of other people's money they spent. What is the result? Home prices doubled to make Canada the fifth most inflated housing market in the world, with Toronto being the worst city as housing markets go. The average mortgage payment has doubled from $1,500 to $3,300 and rent in Toronto, our biggest city, is up nearly 100%.
Will they finally take responsibility for pricing our young people out of homes?
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- Feb/2/23 2:22:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is not a hedge against inflation that the Conservatives voted against supporting Canadians. It is their ideology that drives them. Take a look at the facts. Canada's inflation is lower than that of the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and the averages of the G7, the OECD and the EU.
They voted against Canadians. Mothers who took CERB did not create inflation. Businesses that kept their businesses afloat during the pandemic did not create inflation. Parents who are taking their kids to the dentist for the first time did not create inflation.
The Conservatives are peddling nonsense economics. We are delivering for Canadians.
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- Feb/2/23 2:23:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, no, none of those Canadians created inflation. The Prime Minister created inflation. He doubled our national debt, adding $500 billion of inflationary debt, more debt than all other prime ministers combined.
What did that do? That inflated the price of everything, especially real estate, and delivered the single worst housing bubble anywhere in the world right in Toronto. Toronto is more overpriced than Singapore, Manhattan and London, England. Now the cost of a mortgage has doubled across the country, and the cost of rent has doubled in our biggest markets as well. This is a homegrown problem.
Will the Liberals finally take responsibility for causing it?
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- Feb/2/23 2:23:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, will the leader of the official opposition take responsibility for voting against the housing accelerator fund, a program to build more supply and make sure we speed up processes to make sure we build more homes for Canadians? Will the leader of the official opposition take responsibility for voting against the tax-free first home savings account of up to $40,000 to enable first-time homebuyers to buy homes? Will the leader of the official opposition take responsibility for voting against the foreign ban on Canadian residential real estate?
Whether it is on supply or whether it is on rental supports for Canadians, the leader of the official opposition votes against all of them.
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- Feb/2/23 2:24:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of growing poverty and desperation, more and more Canadians are suffering with depression. Some of them are going to food banks, asking for help ending their lives, not because they are sick but because life has become so miserable and they want to end their lives altogether.
The government has suggested veterans should end their lives instead of getting the help they need. Now the Liberals have announced that, a year from today, they will introduce measures to end the lives of people who are depressed.
Will the Liberals recognize that we need to treat depression and give people hope for better lives rather than ending their lives?
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- Feb/2/23 2:25:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think it is totally irresponsible for the Leader of the Opposition to misrepresent what this means.
All of the assessors and providers of MAID are purposely trained to eliminate people who are suicidal. This is for—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Feb/2/23 2:25:45 p.m.
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Order. Hon. minister, please proceed. You have 10 seconds left.
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- Feb/2/23 2:25:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we on this side, and with the support of the expert panel and so many Canadians, will continue to develop and provide the kind of mental health supports necessary for people who are depressed, but the people—
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- Feb/2/23 2:26:12 p.m.
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The hon. member for La Prairie.
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- Feb/2/23 2:26:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the leader of the Bloc Québécois met with the federal representative to combat Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby.
Ms. Elghawaby, who has the full support of the Prime Minister, has made headlines since her appointment for numerous statements against Quebeckers. Even the Quebec Liberal lieutenant was insulted. The National Assembly has asked for her resignation. She cannot stay.
Will the Prime Minister finally rectify the situation and ask for her resignation?
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- Feb/2/23 2:27:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government's position is clear. We know that Quebeckers oppose all forms of racism and hate.
The special representative has already clarified her comments and apologized for the impact they had on Quebeckers. I refer the member to her statements on this matter.
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- Feb/2/23 2:27:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only is Ms. Elghawaby the wrong person for the job, but the job itself is a problem. Wrong person for the wrong job. Everyone realizes that the purpose of this role is to convince people that Bill 21 is evil, that Quebec is racist and that secularism is Islamophobic. That is not true. Rather than building bridges between communities, this kind of role builds barriers.
Will the Prime Minister back down and get rid of the position of special representative to combat Islamophobia?
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- Feb/2/23 2:28:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was with the Prime Minister on Sunday in Quebec City, and we saw that Quebeckers from all walks of life stood shoulder to shoulder with Muslim Canadians on the sombre occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting.
The appointment of the special representative to combat Islamophobia is a recognition of and builds on the foundation of leadership of Quebeckers and Canadians to fight racism and discrimination in all its forms. The special representative has clarified and apologized for the impact of her remarks, and she has shown very clearly a willingness to work with all Canadians to combat Islamophobia.
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- Feb/2/23 2:29:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals funnelled over $100 million into McKinsey's coffers, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Millions have gone to KPMG, Deloitte and their ilk. Not only is this a waste of taxpayer dollars, but it takes away from our public service. It is a form of privatization. In the meantime, the Liberals are being stingy at the bargaining table. Our public service employees deserve respect.
Why do the Liberals have millions of dollars for their consulting firm friends but nothing for public service employees?
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- Feb/2/23 2:29:08 p.m.
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I would like to remind members that we are in the middle of question period, and I am hearing conversations happen. It is nice that everybody is getting along and talking, but if members have a conversation to have, if you do not mind, maybe just go into the hallway and come back once you have had your discussion.
The hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite‑Patrie.
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- Feb/2/23 2:29:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister asked me and my colleague, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, to get to the bottom of this, and that is what we will do.
It is important to know that we are upholding the highest standards of openness, transparency and fiscal accountability. We will continue to support Canadians by making sure they have good jobs and good services. That is how we are going to keep supporting Canadians.
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