Mr. Speaker, when our leader was the housing minister, housing prices were half the price that they are now. The Liberals have doubled housing prices, they have doubled rent, they have doubled mortgage payments, and they have never spent so much money to fail so badly.
What do we see in the budget? What are the Liberals doing? They are doing the exact same thing. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the minister's office of the Department of Housing were not enough, so now the Liberals are adding a new Build Canada Homes bureaucracy as if the third or fourth one is going to make a difference.
Our proposal and our contrast are clear. Taking the GST off all new homes being built in this country up to $1.3 million would save $65,000 up front and $3,000 on mortgage costs. Builders in my community and across the country agree that it would be a game-changer.