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House Hansard - 251

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 20, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 251 - Nov/20/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/20/23 2:28:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition opposed spending that was supporting families. Now, during a national housing crisis, he opposes government investments that would actually get more homes built. When we have the opportunity to make generational investments that would gain a toehold in a new industry, he opposes it without vision for what the future economy could be when we create many thousands of jobs. We are going to continue to invest in the Canadian economy and make sure workers bring home paycheques that would put food on the table for their families.
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Context: House Hansard - 251 - Nov/20/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/20/23 2:34:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows that he and I will both wait for tomorrow to see the details of the fall economic statement. However, I want to signal my intent to continue to the pattern of investment in affordable housing in particular that is going to make sure that everyone in this country has a safe and affordable place to call home. Over the 30 years that preceded our time in government, governments of different stripes chose not to make the necessary investments to ensure that we had sufficient, affordable housing stock. We are going to continue to make the investments that are necessary in affordable housing to restore something to the ecosystem, and that is a level of affordability that we desperately need.
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Context: House Hansard - 251 - Nov/20/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/20/23 2:49:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I hate to delight in such a moment where the hon. member, in good faith, tries to pose a question but just does not have the facts. She has claimed that investment has plummeted literally on the day that Stats Canada has indicated that it has increased by 7.3%. When it comes to the strategy we are going to use to build more homes, we are going to change the math to make it work for builders by reducing taxes. Conservatives plan to raise them. We want to change the way that cities build homes by putting money on the table. Conservatives plan to cut it. We will make the investments necessary. We will engage with the sector and other levels of government to get more homes built, whatever it takes.
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Context: House Hansard - 251 - Nov/20/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/20/23 2:58:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to the hon. member, she is saying that investments are down. In her province, Stats Canada indicated this morning that they are up 10.6%. The reality is that the numbers are continuing to increase because of the measures we are putting on the table. When we decided to eliminate GST, we saw announcements that are going to lead to 300,000 homes over the next decade. With respect to the housing accelerator fund, the changes cities are making so far have unlocked 175,000 homes. We are going to continue to make the investments necessary to get more homes built over and above the hundreds of thousands the national housing strategy has already delivered.
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