Mr. Speaker, I was, for over a decade, in local politics. The City of Penticton applied for the accelerator fund, as did multiple cities across the country. A very small percentage of them actually received any money.
The government is creating a competition among all the cities in the country for a small amount of money. It is as if they were all jumping after one little bone for snips and snaps, and then the government says it has given them money, so they should be happy. Communities spend money to apply for the grants. The City of Penticton spent quite a bit of money and used many staff in applying, but never received money from the accelerator fund.
No, I do not think that is a proper way to build housing in our country.