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House Hansard - 272

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 3:07:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost of housing, which has doubled since he promised to lower it, but there is good news. Rent is down for the eighth consecutive month in the United States. Meanwhile, it has more than doubled under the Prime Minister. It is up 9% in the last year alone. Can the Prime Minister explain why rent is going down in the States while it skyrockets under his leadership here at home?
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 3:07:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was about rent in Canada. Rent prices have doubled after eight years under the Prime Minister. They have tripled in his home city of Montreal. Now, according to the homebuilders of Canada, they expect that construction numbers will actually plummet this year relative to prior years. They say that this will lead to higher prices, and they say we require “policy changes” to reverse it. Will the Prime Minister finally accept a common-sense plan to build the homes so Canadians can afford the rent?
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 3:12:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, austerity is something Canadians are already very familiar with because rent has doubled everywhere in Canada under this Prime Minister's eight-year tenure. He promised to reduce costs, but he increased bureaucracy. Yesterday, the builders' association reported that record low builder sentiment foreshadows troubling housing starts, underscoring the need for housing policy changes. The problem is getting worse by the year. Will the Prime Minister agree to our common-sense plan and cut red tape in order to increase housing starts?
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 3:13:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was about rent and instead he turned and made false attacks against me. Apparently, I am living rent-free in his head. Here is the reality. Rent is going down in the States while it is coming up in Canada. Housing costs have risen 40% faster compared with the incomes of Canadians. Canada has the worst record in the G7 and the second worst in the OECD. If the Prime Minister's plan were really working, why is it that housing costs have doubled and our housing is becoming less affordable than that in almost any developed country in the world?
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 3:14:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to leave aside the question of where exactly he is living rent-free and focus on the supports we are giving to Canadians. We are continuing to invest in meaningful ways in partnership with municipalities, with unions and building trades and with provinces across the country to solve this housing crisis that Canadians are feeling so acutely. Whether it is cutting the GST from purpose-built rentals, whether it is moving forward with the tax-free savings account for first-time homebuyers or whether it is putting $4 billion in the pockets of municipalities across the country to increase density and cut red tape, we are taking action on housing.
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 3:15:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yes, he is taking a lot of measures to drive up the cost of housing. The cost of rent has doubled, as has the cost of a mortgage. I saw a headline today that said, “CMHC report on the rental market: Rent continues to rise at a staggering rate in Quebec”. Meanwhile, housing starts are in serious decline. Will the Prime Minister finally stop building bureaucracy so that we can start building housing?
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Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
Mr. Marc Dalton (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 6:33:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals like to blow the horn about their announcements regarding housing. However, the fact is that we have the lowest number of housing starts since the 1970s. People are struggling. I live in the Vancouver area, and inaffordability is just skyrocketing with respect to being able to get a home or rent a place. I wonder if the member would just agree with Conservatives that the Liberals' policy and what they are accomplishing is an unmitigated disaster.
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