Mr. Speaker, nine years with this Liberal government in power is nine years of housing failure.
The “Liberal Bloc” has doubled rents, mortgage payments and down payments. A recent Habitat for Humanity survey revealed that 88% of Canadian renters believe that home ownership is out of reach, and 75% of them are sacrificing basic needs like food and education to pay the rent. All this is happening in Canada.
We are in the middle of a housing crisis, and Quebeckers are no longer getting by. Last week, the Journal de Montréal reported on one Montreal man who is on the brink of homelessness after a 30-year career with a bank. His savings were swallowed up by exorbitant rents. A few days later, the newspaper shared the story of a young doctor. The headline read: “For this 29-year-old chiropractor, moving back in with his parents was a ‘smart move’”.
The Liberals have dropped the ball when it comes to housing. The Conservatives will fix the problem.