SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 270

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 29, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:46:03 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, the opposition seems interested in drawing on the anxieties that people are experiencing, which are very real, when it comes to housing affordability in this country. However, when we actually look at the plan the Conservatives are putting forward, it is clear they have no idea what they are talking about. Where we are reducing taxes for home builders, they want to put taxes back on. Where we are making investments to promote affordable housing, they plan on making cuts. In fact, the Conservatives want to do away with the housing accelerator fund, which has now created 30 agreements that will see half a million homes added over the next decade. We will build the homes; they would make the cuts. Canadians can make their choice.
128 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:47:20 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, what the Conservatives dismiss as photo ops are binding agreements with cities that have led them to already change their rules to get more homes built. What they dismiss as press conferences included a new measure this morning that is going to extend low-cost loans to colleges, universities and builders to help those young people find a home and free up supply in communities. If the Conservatives are concerned with housing stats as the appropriate metric, I would point out that never once when the opposition leader was the housing minister did he get as many homes built as we did last year.
106 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:48:33 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, we have a plan to build houses. In fact, we have a plan to build houses in real communities. Let us take the hon. member's constituency as an example. She represents the good people of Kelowna. Not only have we put programs in place that supported affordable housing in her community, but we have also invested $31.5 million to change the way that homes get built permanently in Kelowna. This is going to add up to 20,000 new homes of stock in the city she represents. On both the plan to change the way the city builds homes and this specific project, the member voted against the programs that fund them. I think we can rest our case.
123 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:52:23 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his work not just to secure $35.9 million for the City of Richmond but also for the thousands of homes that will be built as a result of the changes we are incentivizing. We are putting federal money on the table to permanently change the way that cities build homes to create more density near the services, infrastructure and post-secondary education institutions that people need to do well in their communities. This program is creating hundreds of thousands of homes across the country, including in Richmond, and I once again want to thank my colleague and congratulate him on his important work.
114 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:53:36 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition's solution is to say that mayors are incompetent. That is inappropriate under the circumstances. We are investing to build affordable housing in la belle province. For example, we signed an agreement with Quebec to build 8,000 new affordable housing units. We continue to make very important and essential investments to build a lot of housing very quickly.
70 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:57:11 p.m.
  • Watch
Mr. Speaker, it is extraordinary that an anglophone from Nova Scotia has to stand in the House of Commons and explain that it is the federal government that must enter into agreements with the provinces, not the municipalities. This is important in Quebec. We continue to make investments to build more affordable housing faster. I hope the Conservative Party will join us.
62 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border