Mr. Speaker, I want to be clear: Under the former Conservative government, taxes were at their lowest point since John Diefenbaker was prime minister, and housing was actually affordable. One could afford to buy a home in a safe community. In places such as my community, we have seen homes more than double in price in the short nine years that the Liberal government has been in power. From the time when people had good homes and good salaries to be able to afford them, it has gone to a place where one cannot even afford to put a roof over one's head. In places such as Stratford and Listowel, which are small, rural communities, a small one-bedroom apartment is now over $2,000 a month; it is unaffordable.
Under our future Conservative government, we will do what is necessary to build homes, reduce red tape, speed up processes and remove those who are blocking the ability to build homes. That is our commitment, and that is what a Conservative government under our leader, the member for Carleton, will actually achieve.