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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)

May/10/24 11:14:11 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, CMHC is going to end the rent-geared-to-income subsidies to some of the homes under the federal government’s bilateral agreement with the provinces. Non-profits are forced to jack up the rent to market rates after the existing tenants move out. That means thousands of affordable homes will be lost forever. This move is beyond stupid. It shows that the Liberals have learned nothing from the housing crisis they helped create. Already, between successive Liberal and Conservative governments, Canada has lost more than a million affordable homes. For every home built, 11 are lost. Canada cannot continue down this track. Communities cannot afford to lose more affordable housing stock. This giving with the right and taking with the left sleight of hand will fool no one. The housing crisis will only get worse, and the Liberals will have no one to blame but themselves. The rent-geared-to-income subsidies must continue.

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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)

May/10/24 11:23:18 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the minister has been repeating the same childish line for two weeks now, but does he know that, when the Leader of the Opposition was the minister responsible for housing, rent in Canada cost half as much? Right now, July 1 is shaping up to be a disaster for those who are looking for housing. The housing director for Vivre en ville, Adam Mongrain, has said that “the current numbers from the municipalities and the Tribunal administratif du logement show that we are currently headed for the worst July 1 of our lives”. The government, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, has created catastrophic economic conditions for people who are looking for housing. Will the Prime Minister get his act together and stop his inflationary spending that is just putting pressure on the economy and Canadians?

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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

May/10/24 11:28:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, rent is going up faster than Canadians can afford, with families relying on credit cards more and more to buy food and necessities. In my riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith, rent went up over 9% last year alone. People cannot cut back any more than they already are, and yet the Liberals are sitting on their hands and letting corporate greed drive up costs. This plan is not working. When will the Liberals have the courage to crack down on the corporate greed driving up rent and food prices?

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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

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

May/10/24 11:29:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would point to the recent federal budget, in which we announced that we would not only be taking measures to prevent corporate landowners from buying up single-family homes but also advancing measures to protect renters and bring down the cost of rent by adding more supply. We are moving forward with programs that introduce low-cost financing for more rental construction. We have new subsidies for affordable housing and co-operative housing, as well as an acquisition for non-profits that can take affordable homes and keep them affordable in perpetuity. In addition, we are moving forward with the renters' bill of rights and a series of other measures that are designed to protect the interest of renters for whom the cost of living has simply become too high.

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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)

May/10/24 12:01:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, the Canadian Armed Forces has 16,000 personnel vacancies and a crisis of morale, recruitment and retention. That is why the defence committee unanimously voted to cancel the April 1 rent increase for base housing. Like other Canadians, our troops cannot afford rent and groceries, and they know that the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Will the Prime Minister show that he actually supports our troops and reverse the April 1 rent increase, yes or no?

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Context: House Hansard - 313 - May/10/24

Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)

May/10/24 12:42:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we see that corporate landlords are increasing renovictions. Rents are being increased, and corporate landlords are swooping in and buying up affordable homes. However, I do not hear from the Conservatives often about the importance of having rent protections in place. Could the member please share the Conservative stance on making sure that people have an affordable place to live?

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