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Hon. Justin Trudeau

  • Member of Parliament
  • Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party
  • Liberal
  • Papineau
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 54%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $79,187.97

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  • May/1/24 3:01:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government that was in place before I became prime minister had a housing minister who is now the Leader of the Opposition in a government that explicitly said that the federal government had no role to play and no responsibility toward building affordable housing across this country, so for 10 years there was almost no federal involvement in building homes across this country. We turned that around, starting in 2017, and we will continue to invest to create opportunities and to create fairness for millennials and gen Zs, so that they can buy—
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  • Apr/30/24 2:40:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is precisely why, in our latest budget, we focused on ensuring fairness for every generation. A lot of the investments in budget 2024 are specifically focused on homes and affordable housing to ensure that young people, millennials and gen Z can envision someday buying a house and can have their rent actively count toward a credit score that will enable them to get a mortgage. We are here to make those investments with the most ambitious housing plan Canada has ever seen.
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