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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

Mr. Dan Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook, CPC)

Apr/16/24 2:12:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in knocking on doors throughout the Hamilton area over the past two weekends, the message from Canadians is very clear. Life is unaffordable. Mortgage payments and rents are through the roof, and an entire generation has given up on home ownership. Today is the day that the NDP-Liberal government can actually listen to Canadians and can help alleviate their very real worries. That is why, in today's budget, common-sense Conservative are calling on the NDP-Liberal government to help Canadians survive. Stop doubling the housing costs. Stop taxing our farmers and food. Stop the inflationary deficits that are driving up interest rates. Stop endangering our social programs and jobs with more and more debt. The Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Today, will he please just stop?

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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

The Speaker

Apr/16/24 2:48:12 p.m.
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Order. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre.

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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)

Apr/16/24 2:48:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, I met with over 100 youth from Hamilton who told me they do not even know how they are going to be able to pay rent, let alone ever be able to afford to buy a home in their lifetimes. A recent Spectator news report confirms that Hamilton's rents are out of control and quickly outpacing Canadian cities. Under the Liberals' watch, life has only gotten better for wealthy developers. They are raking it in— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

The Speaker

Apr/16/24 2:49:00 p.m.
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I can usually hear the hon. member for Hamilton Centre quite well, but I am having difficulty hearing him today. I would ask all hon. members, in particular the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, to please only take the floor when recognized by the Speaker. I will give the hon. member 20 seconds to finish his question. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre.

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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)

Apr/16/24 2:50:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for the hon. member and thank him for his advocacy on building more homes in Hamilton, but he may not be aware that we recently invested $93.5 million in his city to help speed up the construction of up to 9,000 new homes. In addition, we are putting money on the table that is going to help speed up the development. If the member's concern is about building non-market housing, I am pleased to point to the billion dollars we invested, in the fall economic statement, to build more affordable housing, the hundreds of millions we are using to build more co-operative housing and the $4 billion we are using to deal with the needs of urban, rural and northern communities to serve indigenous peoples. We are going to build housing for the most vulnerable. We are going to build housing for everyone.

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Context: House Hansard - 300 - Apr/16/24

The Speaker

Apr/16/24 3:20:44 p.m.
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Colleagues, we are coming back to the point of why it is so important for us to conduct ourselves with dignity in this place. The hon. member for Hamilton Centre has raised an important point. I would like to point out to the hon. member that the Chair did hear his question up until a certain point. Then, not being able to hear the hon. member, as I mentioned from the chair, I gave the hon. member more time to finish his question. First, I sought order in the House, and then I gave the hon. member more time to finish his question and to start further on. The hon. member for Regina—Lewvan, at the top end of the question, used language that was uncomplimentary, and I asked him to rephrase his question, which he did. It is very difficult to sit in this chair and have members act in a way that is really not befitting of this place. Sometimes the Chair raises the issue when the Chair feels compelled to do so. Sometimes members raise the issue, and when members raise the issue, that is the time when the Chair has to deal with it. As a result, it was with great regret that I asked the member for North Island—Powell River to leave this place for the day because it was requested of the Chair to ask for her comment to be withdrawn so that order could be restored to the House. This was raised by the member for Abbotsford. That is the only reason that happened. I ask all members to remind themselves that, once again, the Chair can only go as far as members will permit the Chair to go. It requires members to act in a manner that is befitting of this place. I think we all can learn from this situation.

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