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House Hansard - 171

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2023 01:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/22/23 2:36:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, no, actually the disagreement is that under our government housing was affordable, but under this government it is eye-poppingly expensive. That is the disagreement. Let us just look at the facts. Canada has the fewest houses per capita of any country in the G7, even though we have the most land to build on. Why? We rank 64th in the OECD in the time it takes to get a building permit. Government red tape adds as much as $650,000 to each house in some cities, and the Prime Minister has made it worse by giving gatekeepers that block building more money. Why?
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau
  • Mar/22/23 2:38:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every step of the way, we have contributed to a growing economy, to lifting Canadians out of poverty and to putting more money in the pockets of the middle class and people working hard to join it. That is why we are continuing to invest in building houses and in working with municipalities and the provinces on fighting homelessness, creating affordable homes and creating more opportunities for all Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/22/23 2:40:28 p.m.
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In other words, Mr. Speaker, we should forgive him for failing because he fails expensively. What we propose is actually to incentivize home building. Why does the government not link the number of federal infrastructure dollars a big city gets to the number of houses that actually get completed? That would incentivize them to get the gatekeepers out of the way. We could bring in penalties for big-city bureaucrats who block construction and boost infrastructure dollars for those who get out of the way. Why will he not pay for results instead of paying for failure?
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Mar/22/23 2:49:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but sometimes I even crack myself up here. The Prime Minister is presiding over a 37,000-building empire with these big, ugly, largely empty buildings. Why does he not sell off 15%, which is 6,000 buildings, so we can convert them into affordable housing for our young people so they can actually have a roof over their head and a place to call home?
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