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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Oct/24/23 2:35:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it has been fascinating to watch the Conservatives make misguided criticisms about the housing accelerator fund. They fear that it is actually going to create more homes for Canadians. They are rooting against homebuilding in this country for their political interests, rather than supporting policies that will put a roof over their neighbours' heads. Where the Conservatives promise to cut funding for housing, we will continue to make the investments necessary. It is the right thing to do. It is the only way to approach the housing crisis, and Canadians will find relief from the measures that we are putting forward on this side.

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Oct/24/23 2:36:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is hard to know where to start with the various pieces of misinformation baked into my colleague's question. With respect, she suggested that seniors need to have more homes, but her housing plan literally includes zero mention of seniors. She suggested that the housing accelerator fund has no money left in it. I would invite her to tune into an announcement that we will be making in Kelowna tomorrow. We are going to continue to make the investments necessary by reducing the cost of building and investing in the ability of communities to build homes. Where we will make investments, the Conservatives will make cuts. They are simply not worth the risk.

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Oct/24/23 2:48:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it seems the Conservatives understand the cost of everything, but the value of nothing. We continue to make the investments necessary to build homes for Canadians, which the Conservatives decry as inflationary spending. They oppose spending on affordable housing. They oppose investments that are going to change the way that cities build homes. When we cut taxes to make it cheaper to build homes for Canadians, they propose to put them back on. Canadians have two very clear choices: to make the investments necessary to address the housing crisis or to cut, cut, cut. I know where I stand. The Conservatives are not worth the risk. We will make the investments necessary.

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Oct/24/23 2:51:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when we have debates in this chamber around housing policy, it is really important. I thank the hon. member for her focus on continuing to support some of society's most vulnerable. We work with different populations who are struggling, including vulnerable newcomers, including women fleeing domestic violence, including other people who simply cannot find a place to stay. We have doubled the funding for homelessness support through the Reaching Home program and will continue to make the investments necessary to protect some of the country's most vulnerable people as we approach the winter months. It is important that we take care of our most vulnerable, and I appreciate the NDP's support in this regard.

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Oct/24/23 3:12:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague knows very well that the program he is referring to puts a price on pollution and puts more money in the pockets of Canadian families. He is now proposing to take it away so he can make pollution free again. On the issue of affordability for seniors, I agree that seniors need help. That is why we raised old age security for people over 75. That is why we restored the age of eligibility from 67 to 65. That is why we increased the guaranteed income supplement for low-income single seniors by $947. One of the things those measures have in common is that Conservatives opposed every one of them.

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