Mr. Speaker, as usual, my colleagues keep focusing on just a few parts of the Auditor General's report to cause a media stir.
The Government of Canada has committed to doubling the pace of housing construction over the next decade to 500,000 housing units a year. I invite my colleagues to reread the Auditor General's report properly, in its entirety.
To meet the needs of a growing Canada, we must increase the housing supply in every category, namely market housing, social housing and affordable housing. We have to build quickly, at scale, and reduce costs for builders. We are working with the municipalities to cut development charges in half for all multi-unit housing projects. What is more, we are encouraging municipalities to remove barriers to development through the housing accelerator fund. As I mentioned, we are launching the “build Canada homes” initiative to speed up construction—