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House Hansard - 212

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 13, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 11:08:06 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I continue to be confused by the party opposite, the Conservative Party, as to what its members actually believe when it comes to housing. They voted against the housing benefit, the rapid housing initiative and the accelerator fund. They actually voted against the right to housing. Last week, the member for Calgary Centre actually supported his council's NIMBYism. He supported a council that did not want to increase density or eliminate things like parking requirements. The party opposite seems to be all over the map when it comes to housing. Therefore, I ask my colleague this. Has he sorted through what the Conservative position is on housing?
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 12:05:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I certainly respect and recognize the member opposite's passion on this file. Let us also talk about a lot of the good things we have done as a government, whether it is through the billions of dollars of national housing strategy investment, the rapid housing initiative, the coinvestment fund, the accelerator fund or the Canada housing benefit. These are programs that the NDP, the party opposite, has supported. Given the fact that the member was a former cabinet minister in a provincial government, though, could she speak about the provincial role in housing, the vital role the provinces play and how we need the provinces to step up to the plate to help us help them?
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 12:22:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, the parliamentary secretary, for her wonderful leadership on the housing file. We have come forth with many great programs and initiatives to help those looking for housing and to help solve the housing crisis we are in. Whether it is the rapid housing initiative, the co-investment fund, the housing accelerator or the housing benefit, we certainly know that the Conservative Party voted against each and every one of those initiatives. The one that puzzles me the most is the right to housing being entrenched in law, which the Conservative Party voted against. My question to the parliamentary secretary is this: Could she give some comments as to why the Conservative Party would vote against such an initiative?
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 12:34:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as a federal government, it is important that we acknowledge that, yes, we have a lot of work to do and we need to make a difference in housing nationally. We have come forth with wonderful programs, whether it is the co-investment fund, the rapid housing initiative, the housing accelerator fund, the Canada housing benefit and the right to housing, which the Conservative Party voted against. My question for my colleague is this. Which one of those federal programs is having the most impact in his riding?
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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Jun/13/23 1:03:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member opposite certainly has my respect. I do have a question for him. Why did he vote against the right to housing? Does he not believe in the right to housing?
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