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House Hansard - 179

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 18, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Apr/18/23 12:17:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague mentioned affordable housing, specifically for seniors. Knowing that a $2,250 unit is considered affordable because it includes a 10% discount on the actual cost of rent, but that the pension for seniors aged 65 to 74 is less than $700 per month, can my colleague explain how these units are affordable? I also wonder how she can justify the government's refusal to increase the pension for seniors aged 65 to 74, as it did for seniors aged 75 and over.
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Mr. Ryan Williams
  • Apr/18/23 12:50:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I did answer that in my speech. Build baby build means for everyone. We need affordable housing. We need market rent. We need transitionary housing. We need to ensure we are building housing for our military and indigenous. We need housing of every stripe, which means we need more. We need 2.8 million units today, and that only happens if we build them, not by wishing they came in but actually making that happen. It is going to take a lot of work, and a Conservative government would ensure it happens at the end of the day.
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Apr/18/23 2:33:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he could have paid for his own vacation. I guess the Prime Minister went on vacation so Canadians would not have to. As Canadians pay $2,200 a month for rent, the Prime Minister stays in lavish, $6,000-a-night hotel rooms. One in five Canadians is skipping meals, while the Prime Minister gets to charge $55,000 for groceries. Sixty-two per cent of Canadians have to scale back on vacations, while the Prime Minister charges Canadians to vacation on a huge Trudeau Foundation donor's estate. I just have a simple question: Which high-priced Liberal consultant gave this stupid advice, or was this another one of the Prime Minister's tone-deaf decisions?
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