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House Hansard - 256

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 27, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 2:28:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the middle of a housing crisis, Statistics Canada revealed that in just one year, rents went up 8.2%. That is higher than the rate of inflation. It is unheard of. What is causing this? According to the National Bank, it is “an unprecedented increase in the...population”. The National Bank's chief economist says that “Unless Ottawa revises its immigration quotas downward, we don't expect much relief for...households”. The National Bank is not against immigration. It is telling us that there is a problem. Will the federal government finally admit it instead of insulting everyone when we talk about it?
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 2:29:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if integration capacity is not important, then why stop at 500,000 immigrants a year? Why not go as high as two million, or up to 10 million immigrants? The government stops at 500,000 immigrants because, somewhere, it understands that there is a limit, that integration capacity is an actual thing. However, its target of 500,000 immigrants does not take housing into account. National Bank has told us so. We know that the government did not talk to Quebec, so it does not take health care into account, it does not take education into account, it does not take French-language training into account and it does not take infrastructure into account. I would like to know this: What is the target of 500,000 immigrants based on, if not those factors? Did it come from a Ouija board session?
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