44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024 10:00AM
- Apr/11/24 2:28:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Montreal has experienced its largest rent increase in 30 years. This is a true crisis, and it is making it difficult for Montrealers to put a roof over their heads. What is the Liberal government’s solution? It is to set aside a mere 35% of the Wellington Basin project’s units for affordable public housing, meaning that two-thirds of the housing units built will be unaffordable.
Here is a simple question: Why use public land to build housing units that Quebeckers cannot afford?
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- Apr/11/24 2:28:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear my colleague’s question, which once again shows the contrast between this government and the previous one.
In 2017, we put in place the first national housing strategy in this country’s history, which stands in stark contrast with what the Conservative leader did when he was housing minister. During his entire mandate, he built six affordable housing units for the entire country.
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- Apr/11/24 2:29:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the women and men in the Canadian Armed Forces have faced a military housing shortage for decades. Under both the Liberals and Conservatives, military housing has not been built; existing units are falling into disrepair. Now the Liberals want our armed forces to wait another two years before they even start building homes. This delay is unacceptable.
Why is the minister delaying building urgently needed homes for the men and women who serve our country?
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- Apr/11/24 2:29:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, making sure that we provide adequate supports, particularly for housing and child care, is absolutely essential for us to support the men and women who serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
That is why, in our recently released defence policy, we have included a substantial investment of over $300 million to build housing. That work has begun and will continue apace.
I look forward to working with all members of the defence committee as we bring forward important new initiatives to support the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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- Apr/11/24 2:30:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is just not worth the cost. Now his carbon tax scheme is completely falling apart.
First, his own budget watchdog proved conclusively that most Canadians are worse off, even with the rebate. Then he was humiliated into granting a partial carve-out, because his Liberal MPs were sick of the backlash they were getting from their voters. Now a majority of premiers are demanding an emergency carbon tax conference to put forward better ideas than his punishing tax.
If the Prime Minister is so sure that his carbon tax is good, then why does he not just sit down and listen to the premiers?
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- Apr/11/24 2:31:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, later today we will be voting to advance the sustainable jobs bill. It is a critically important bill in the context of growing an economy that will thrive in a low-carbon future. It will ensure that workers and environmental organizations have a seat at the table when we are discussing Canada's green economic plan.
The Conservatives have obstructed at every turn, including by introducing 20,000 robo-amendments. We are building a strong economy for the future. The Conservatives, by contrast, are engaging in legislative vandalism.
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- Apr/11/24 2:31:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, none of that is true.
What is true is that yesterday, in a historic vote, a majority of MPs demanded that the Prime Minister sit down and just listen to the premiers. It baffles understanding that he is so afraid of meeting with them. It is not as though they are going to ask him to put together Ikea furniture or help them move. They just want to put forward better ideas than hiking prices on everything.
What is he so afraid of? Is it Doug? Is it Blaine? I know Scott Moe. He is a really nice guy. Why does the Prime Minister not just meet with him?
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- Apr/11/24 2:32:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Scott Moe said that he sat down and pored over the data and could not possibly find a more effective way to combat GHG emissions than our Liberal government's policy on pricing pollution.
Right now, today, in the House, we are discussing untold employment and economic opportunity for Canadians, including the people of Regina—Qu'Appelle. If the member will not stand up for the workers of Regina—Qu'Appelle, we will.
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- Apr/11/24 2:33:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I invite the government House leader to come out to Regina. Scott Moe and I could have a beer with him, and we could figure out what Scott really said about the carbon tax.
Just last week, the Prime Minister raised the carbon tax by 23%. That increased the price of gas, groceries and home heating for all Canadians. I am unsure of why the Prime Minister is so scared to meet with all the premiers. Six, seven, eight premiers want to meet with the Prime Minister to see what he has to say about his flagship carbon tax policy.
Why will he not listen? Does he just not care?
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- Apr/11/24 2:33:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about caring, young people and affordability, if we may.
Young people said they needed a break on interest and student loans. We did that. Kids getting out of school can save towards their first home with the home savings account, which 500,000 young people now have. Now rent payments will build credit history, because when people pay rent, it should count.
Young people have asked, and we have answered. What do you have to say? What are you going to cut? Are you going to cut these measures?
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- Apr/11/24 2:34:30 p.m.
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I will remind members that all questions should come through the Chair and not go directly to other members.
The hon. member for Regina—Lewvan.
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- Apr/11/24 2:34:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the first things we are going to cut is about 70 or 80 Liberal MPs in the next election.
Second, nine out of 10 young Canadians believe they will never own a home under the Liberal government. It is embarrassing. Canadians used to be able to pay off a home in 25 years, and now it takes 25 years to save for a down payment.
The Prime Minister refuses to listen to our premiers. If he is so proud of his carbon tax, will the Coward of the County come out of his house and actually meet with premiers?
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- Apr/11/24 2:35:16 p.m.
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I would like to remind all members, as the Speaker has made this point before, that it is important not to call into question any member's courage.
The hon. Minister of Labour and Seniors.
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- Apr/11/24 2:35:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on this issue, it is very important to listen to constituents.
I would like to quote Danielle from Foothills. She said, “I do my family's taxes, so I know we got $808.50. We get an extra little bump for me and my husband because we live in a rural environment. When I go back and look at what I spent last year in carbon taxes, because I was working from home, I wasn't commuting, my gas bills were way down, and even the amount of tax that I paid on my home heating [bills]... we're principally natural gas where I live, I would say that I probably ended up better off with that transfer.”
We should listen to constituents, like Danielle of Foothills, Alberta.
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- Apr/11/24 2:36:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has spent the last two weeks reminding Canadians of the disasters he has caused over the past eight years, including passports, immigration, EI backlogs, inflation, interest rates, doubling of rents and more.
Yesterday, his Liberal MPs voted unanimously against the common-sense Conservative motion that the House adopted, calling on him to convene a first ministers meeting. The last meeting was all the way back in 2016.
Will he organize this meeting, or would he rather continue interfering in every domain without meeting with the provinces? What is he afraid of?
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- Apr/11/24 2:36:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians who are tuning in, and we here on this side of the House, hear the voice of inaction.
What the people at home understand is that inaction does not a strategy make. Inaction is not a plan, nor is it an option.
On this side of the House, we have proposed a plan for Canadians: invest in more housing, invest in day care, invest in jobs, invest in growth.
We will let the Conservatives keep sloganeering. On our side of the House, we are focused on the issues that matter to Canadians.
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- Apr/11/24 2:37:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this government, let us examine its record.
Housing costs have doubled. Immigration wait times are interminable. Over 800,000 Quebeckers are using food banks every month. Our streets are less and less safe. Violent crime is on the rise.
The kicker is that the Prime Minister now wants to impose his incompetence on the provinces. That is like handing our front-door key to the crooks who just burgled our home.
Will the Prime Minister admit that he is not even competent enough to manage his own government and that he should just mind his own business?
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- Apr/11/24 2:38:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if my colleague wants to talk about crooks, how about we talk about the climate crooks on the other side of the House?
If the Conservative member wants to know the benefits of putting a price on carbon, he can easily find out. All he has to do is turn around and talk to the member behind him. She was part of the first government in North America to put a price on pollution, because that is the right thing to do. It is the right thing for the economy. It is the right thing for fighting climate change. It is the right thing for Canadians.
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- Apr/11/24 2:38:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, immigration minister Christine Fréchette reiterated the Quebec government's modest demands.
There is nothing spectacular or over-the-top about them. The minister is not asking for full powers over immigration; she is asking for the bare minimum. What she is asking for is a fair distribution of asylum seekers among the provinces, reimbursement of the costs associated with taking in asylum seekers, and adequate funding for French integration classes. I do not think that is too much to ask for.
Is the government going to agree to Quebec's requests, or are we about to end up with another of the squabbles the Liberals are so fond of?
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- Apr/11/24 2:39:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I agreed on with Minister Fréchette, when I met with her two weeks ago, was that we would exercise our full powers in our respective areas of jurisdiction under the Canada-Quebec agreement, in a reasonable and reasoned manner. This is what I intend to do with her in the months to come.
Canadians and Quebeckers will be well served as a result.
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