Mr. Speaker, despite what my colleague said about access to housing, I will still be voting against this bill.
I hosted a luncheon in Saint-Hyacinthe on the topic and I learned that there are now over 200 families on the waiting list for low-income housing there. Seniors in the region are also in dire need of it. A number of people have told me that they spend 30% to 50% of their income on housing.
The students and people under 30 in my riding are saying they are in debt. They do not have RRSPs with which to buy a house.
This budget does not reflect the reality of the people in my riding at all. I cannot fathom how my colleague can say that they have solved the housing problem.