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House Hansard - 181

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 20, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 181 - Apr/20/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Apr/20/23 2:57:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member should know that the people who are really out of touch are his colleagues, who have said that we should pull back from federal investments in housing. It is the hon. member and his colleagues who have opposed real support for first-time homebuyers. They opposed the $40,000 tax-free first-time homebuyers savings account. They opposed the ban on foreign ownership of Canadian real estate. They opposed the vacancy tax. They opposed investments in affordable housing. Not only did they oppose much-needed rental supports, but they also played procedural games to delay them.
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Context: House Hansard - 181 - Apr/20/23
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • Apr/20/23 2:57:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, talking about delays, the minister is the minister of delays. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported an 11% drop in housing starts. This means we can expect higher rents as supply tightens and more hard-working millennials will be stuck in their parents' basements. If blaming others got housing built, this minister would have delivered results for Canadians. When will the Liberal government stop blaming and start building, or are they just waiting for the Conservative leader to get it done for them?
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Context: House Hansard - 181 - Apr/20/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Apr/20/23 2:58:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are a nightmare for Canadians' goals related to accessing affordable housing, accessing home ownership and getting help with rentals. They voted against every single measure brought in the House to help Canadians with their real housing needs. We are the government that has brought back federal leadership in housing. One would think that being in opposition would educate them on the need of the federal government to actually be involved and provide resources for housing. Instead, even in opposition, all their members believe that we should actually pull back from investments in affordable housing. That is a shameful record to run on.
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Context: House Hansard - 181 - Apr/20/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Apr/20/23 2:59:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the biggest gatekeepers to more housing supply, affordable housing, supports for renters and supports for homebuyers are the Conservatives. How do I know that? It is because every single time that we have brought sensible measures to the House to get supports for Canadian homebuyers and renters, to get supports for affordable housing for the most vulnerable and to increase supply in Canadian municipalities, they have voted against it. Then they have the nerve to come back to the House and talk about helping Canadians. That is shameful.
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