Mr. Speaker, on the campaign trail, I met hundreds of young people from Montmorency—Charlevoix who are completely discouraged by housing prices. After more than a decade of this Liberal government, the costs of mortgage payments and a down payment on a home have doubled.
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, housing prices in Quebec increased by 10% last year alone. However, on his first day in office, the Minister of Housing said that housing prices were fine. That statement is completely out of touch with reality.
How can the minister look our young people in the eye and tell them that housing prices are fine the way they are?