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House Hansard - 230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 1:51:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-56 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's comments, but I want to ask her a question. I represent, through my portfolio, the territories. One thing I will be speaking about in the House is the lack of housing in Nunavut specifically. Per-unit costs have risen to $1.1 million because of inflation and carbon taxes. That is why no units were built this year, because it is simply too expensive, as the local government has said. If it is so bad with the current Liberal government, why does the NDP keep supporting it in the House?
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, CPC)
  • Oct/5/23 2:07:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, Nunavut residents cannot trust the Prime Minister on housing. At a campaign stop in Iqaluit in the last election he promised, “We're going to try and maximize what we can do in the next construction season.” The sad reality is that housing projects last year were cancelled or delayed due to the rising costs from the Prime Minister's rising inflation and carbon taxes. All the bids came in well over budget, at around $1.1 million per unit. It is unbelievable. The Nunavut minister said, “They were just all way too expensive. The housing corporation just doesn't have that type of money.” In 2019, the Prime Minister said that he made housing a priority. In 2021, he reconfirmed that the federal government has a role to play in housing. However, after presiding over creating housing hell across Canada, with housing costs doubling under his watch, he stated, “I'll be blunt as well — housing isn't a primary federal responsibility.” After eight years, northerners are learning the hard way that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost.
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