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House Hansard - 205

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 205 - Jun/2/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/23 11:48:37 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I agree with the hon. member that we need to take action to support renters. That is precisely why our government introduced the Canada housing benefit, which is delivering rent supports to tens of thousands of families right across our country. This Canada housing benefit is now live in every province and territory in Canada. In addition to that, we had a top-up to the Canada housing benefit. In addition to that, we are building more affordable rental housing. I would urge the hon. member to also contact the provincial government, which is responsible for rent control.
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Context: House Hansard - 205 - Jun/2/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/23 12:10:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his advocacy on this important issue. Affordable housing and climate change must go hand in hand. That is why I was pleased to recently announce the launch of the $1.2-billion Canada greener affordable housing program. This initiative will help affordable housing providers serving low- and moderate-income households complete deep energy retrofits for residential rental buildings and reduce operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. This will result in an increased quality of life for residents while contributing to climate change initiatives. This is what real action on housing affordability and sustainability looks like.
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