Mr. Speaker, cities and towns across the country had hoped that the finance minister was taking the extra time to write a budget so he could rethink this crazy notion of deferring infrastructure spending until the Tories were out of office. He did not. That means cities like Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto that got no money last year will, once again, get no money this year.
On housing, there is not one new dollar for new housing to shelter people. Housing does not just fight poverty; it builds cities and protects people.
Why has the government turned its back on cities and why is it turning its back on vulnerable people?