Sébastien Lemire on An Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

In the House of Commons on June 16th, 2026. See this statement in context.

Bill C-26 An Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue FundGovernment Orders

June 16th, 2026 / 9:15 p.m.

Bloc

Sébastien Lemire Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

Mr. Speaker, as things stand, conversations about housing are, naturally, conversations about Build Canada Homes. However, for the past year, Build Canada Homes has been having a lot of trouble getting its programs up and running.

We have been told a number of times that the CMHC no longer exists and that people have to contact Build Canada Homes instead. Build Canada Homes' own standards dictate that it must provide responses within 30 days. However, Build Canada Homes is not meeting that deadline. I think this is a very serious problem.

Now, people are being told to contact the CMHC, which is no longer supposed to have any files. Can someone set the record straight? Who is in charge now? Is it the CMHC or is it Build Canada Homes? When can we expect useful answers?

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