Mr. Speaker, Canadians are tired of new titles and moving offices. They do not want more announcements. They want results. They want homes.
The government now proposes another federal housing body, but we already have the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, infrastructure Canada, the Department of Finance Canada and the Canada Lands Company all working on housing, land and financing.
If all these agencies already exist, what exactly would the new body do that the others cannot? Would it build homes faster? Would it cut permits? Would it remove taxes like the GST on new homes? No, it would simply add overhead and administrative delays.
Housing affordability will not improve by multiplying paperwork. It is time for the Liberal government to cut red tape, get out of the way and let builders build.