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House Hansard - 282

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 14, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/14/24 3:04:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about that program. Since it was created two years ago, rent has increased by 20% across the country. At the Standing Committee on Finance yesterday, the Minister of Housing was asked how many homes have been built through the accelerator fund. The answer is zero. The minister said the program does not build houses specifically. Those were his words. If it costs $4 billion to build no houses, how much would it cost to build one?
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Context: House Hansard - 282 - Feb/14/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/14/24 3:09:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we were the ones who proposed taking the tax off home building, the one good idea that he finally copied. However, the Prime Minister talks about slogans. One is the housing accelerator fund, the $4-billion program that was supposed to speed up housing. We asked the housing minister yesterday in committee how many homes it had completed, and the answer is zero, nada and nothing. He said, “It doesn't actually lead to the construction of specific homes.” It cost $4 billion to build zero homes. How much would it cost to build one?
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