Andrew Scheer at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On September 27th, 2023. See this statement in context.

September 27th, 2023 / 5:10 p.m.

Conservative

Andrew Scheer Conservative Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK

—mortgage payment was half of what it is now and the average rent payment was half of what it is now. I would be happy to compare the housing record of eight years ago with today's.

Now, in budget 2022, the finance minister promised that, “Over the next 10 years, we will double the number of [new] homes we build”. Since that time, have housing starts gone up or down?

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