Madam Speaker, we are taking action to address the tremendous lack of safe, affordable housing and housing supports for indigenous peoples in urban, rural and northern communities.
Conservatives are pulling from the same old “Ottawa knows best” approach. Since 2016, we have taken a different approach, working closely with partners to determine the scope and scale of housing needs on reserve.
In our efforts to help close the gap, we have increased our funding for on-reserve housing by over 1,100%. We are supporting the construction, renovation and retrofit of over 36,000 homes in first nations communities and are co-developing a 10-year housing and infrastructure strategy. We will not stop.