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House Hansard - 211

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/12/23 2:27:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, interest rates have shot up so quickly that families are struggling to pay their mortgages. We can give an example of someone in Toronto. An average family that bought an average home a year and a half ago would have to find over an additional $27,000 by the end of this year. That is a shocking amount. What advice would the Prime Minister give to these families that are struggling with the cost of a mortgage for how they can come up with this additional amount of money?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/12/23 2:29:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, none of that helps a family that is struggling with the cost of a mortgage right now. Here is a similar example. In Montreal, a family has to come up with an additional $13,000 a year. That is crazy. Families are already struggling to make ends meet. What advice does this government have for these families when it comes to paying their bills and their mortgage?
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
The Speaker
  • Jun/12/23 2:55:07 p.m.
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The hon. Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
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Context: House Hansard - 211 - Jun/12/23
Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/12/23 10:44:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague opposite a very specific question, but I would first like to give a small introduction. The pandemic forced us to innovate. It forced us to make greater use of technology. Let us think of our families who are benefiting from it today. During the pandemic, my children were able to learn at home without missing a class, and my wife, who is a teacher, taught from home. We adapted. This week we saw a Conservative member with a baby in his arms. It was beautiful to see that and to think that it is possible to work from home, from time to time, while looking after one's family. Can the member opposite tell us that technology has come a long way and that today it is time to move to a hybrid system?
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