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House Hansard - 253

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 22, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/22/23 2:33:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the member well knows, it is a pleasure to work with Quebec. I recently signed an agreement with Minister Duranceau, my counterpart in the Government of Quebec, that provides for funding of $900 million from the federal government and the same amount from the Quebec government. The agreement aims to build an additional 23,000 housing units. It is an opportunity for us to work together. I will continue working to build housing throughout Quebec and across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/22/23 2:58:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sincerely thankful for the NDP's concern for the well-being of indigenous people across Canada and for the recognition of the need to continue to make the investments necessary to improve the housing situation impacting communities in every part of this country. The reality, though, is that we are making historic investments in affordable housing for Canadians generally, and specifically for indigenous people across this country as well. In previous budgets, we have put $4 billion on the table for distinctions-based funding for indigenous communities and an additional $4.3 billion to address indigenous housing needs in urban, rural and northern environments across this country. We will continue to do what is necessary to support indigenous peoples when it comes to housing.
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Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/22/23 3:08:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I disagree with my hon. colleague, and I would encourage him to read the entirety of the fall economic statement. There are a number of measures that take effect very quickly, some in the next number of weeks and some in the next number of months. He must be referring to our recapitalization, though, of certain programs that are actually helping get homes built now. We continue to have funds on the table. In fact, just last week, we landed agreements worth $4 billion that are going to see nearly 12,000 new homes constructed right across this country at prices that ordinary people can actually afford. We are now locking in long-term investments that are going to provide certainty to builders so they can continue to build the homes that are necessary to defeat the housing crisis.
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Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Nov/22/23 3:09:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with the member. Investments are necessary to address the housing crisis. On top of the new measures included in yesterday's document are other investments that our government has already announced. For example, we signed an agreement with the Province of Quebec to the tune of $1.8 billion just to support investments in affordable housing. We will continue making the investments necessary to end the housing crisis across the country.
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