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House Hansard - 248

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Nov/7/23 2:45:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to say a big thank you to our colleague for raising the issue of housing. It is both important and timely. This morning, we announced that Canada Lands Company will build 28,000 new homes over the next five years, including 5,000 new affordable housing units, which is twice the amount that has been built in the past 30 years. This is a clear example of how municipalities, non-profit and for-profit organizations and the Canadian government can work together to create more affordable housing for more people in this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Nov/7/23 2:54:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are out of touch with Canadians struggling to find a home they can afford. They just handed over six parcels of federal land to wealthy developers, and only a small fraction of the homes built will be affordable. We are in a housing crisis. Rent is through the roof. Canadians are having to make impossible choices. Some end up living in cars or on the street. Canada needs at least two million non-profit homes, so why are the Liberals, yet again, putting profits over people having an affordable home?
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Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Nov/7/23 2:55:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank our colleague for raising the importance of investing in more housing. The good news is that we did that just this morning. This morning, with Canada Lands Company, we announced the construction of 28,000 additional new homes in the next five years, 20% of which, at least, will be affordable homes. That is five times the number of affordable homes we have constructed in the last 30 years. There is more to do, including with non-profit housing providers. We are going to do that.
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