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House Hansard - 301

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 17, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Mr. Jagmeet Singh
  • Apr/17/24 2:36:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know what happened. Any time I talk about corporate greed, the Conservatives get really upset. We are taking on their masters, so they get upset about it, but I will be careful not to say too much because I know the Conservatives get so angry when we mention corporate greed. Young people are seeing that they are getting ripped off with rent. They are getting ripped off with groceries and getting ripped off with the high cost of cellphone fees, and they know it is because of corporate greed. The Conservatives do not want me to talk about this, but will the Liberals take on corporate greed, which is driving up the cost of living?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/17/24 2:40:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has got to stop getting his facts from his incompetent housing minister's Twitter account. This is the same guy who, as immigration minister, lost track of a million people. When I was housing minister, we built 92,782 new apartment units, with an average rent of $973. How many apartments will the Prime Minister build at the price of $972 a month this year?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/17/24 2:41:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will cut the rent. When I was the minister of housing, we paid half as much for rent in Canada as we pay today. On the question of the Prime Minister's ambitious housing plan, I decided to read all about it in the Liberals' 2015 platform. They said, “We will make it easier for Canadians to find an affordable place to call home.” That was nine years ago. They have doubled the cost since that promise was made, and then they repeated the promise yesterday. Why would we expect the same promise, with the same programs and the same Prime Minister to be kept this time?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/17/24 2:42:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was in Vancouver a few weeks ago to speak with young people about the fact that we are supporting renters with greater protections and by making sure that the money they spend every month on rent actually gets counted in their credit scores to help them get a mortgage in the future. Our housing plan will unlock 3.87 million new homes by cutting red tape, by reforming zoning, by lowering the costs of homebuilding and by using public lands and vacant government offices for housing. We are making it easier to save up for a tax-free down payment. We are helping end chronic homelessness and making homes more affordable. We are going to continue doing the work—
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/17/24 2:46:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was solved when rent was $973 a month, until he came along, but this is more proof that he is not worth the cost after nine years. He is blaming the whole world. If the world were to blame for the housing problems in Canada, then why is it that housing here is 50% to 75% more expensive than in the United States? Why is it that housing costs have risen faster than in any other G7 country relative to incomes? Why is it that we have the fewest homes per capita, despite having the most land and the most lumber? Why is that? Is it him?
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Context: House Hansard - 301 - Apr/17/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/17/24 2:54:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in 2015, Emily had a home with a mortgage payment of $2,000. Now she has an apartment with a rental payment of $4,000. How can he possibly suggest she is better off paying twice as much to rent a place than she was, under Conservatives, owning one?
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