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Marty Morantz

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
  • Manitoba
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $99,486.97

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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Mr. Marty Morantz
  • Jan/30/24 4:49:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, it is important we distinguish between levels of government and their jurisdictions. Municipalities are best positioned to decide what infrastructure to build and where it should be built. I spent time on a municipal council myself, and I certainly respect the hard and important work that they do. We do have a housing crisis in this country. CMHC says we need to build well over five million houses by 2030, and the government's own housing program has only built 106,000 homes, so whatever it is doing is not working. We need to respect municipalities but provide the financial tools municipalities need to get more homes built.
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