Madam Chair, that one I feel was a puffball. The average home price in Canada is $717,000. The average home price last year was $606,000.
Does the minister not see there is a problem with getting more homes on the market for Canadian families?
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Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, that one I feel was a puffball. The average home price in Canada is $717,000. The average home price last year was $606,000.
Does the minister not see there is a problem with getting more homes on the market for Canadian families?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, does the minister know the average home price in Canada today?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, 1.8 million new homes are needed in this country. The 100,000 and 30,000 numbers he is talking about solve a symptom, but they do not solve the real problem. Housing supply is the lowest in the G7 and housing prices are the highest in the G7. There is a 5.2% drop in home builds and a 20% rise in house prices.
Does the minister not see that his plan is not working?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, again, there are 1.3 million empty homes. The Liberals' solution to that is a 1% tax. Wow, that is really going to scare a lot of home landlords.
Will the minister commit to never introducing a capital gains tax on the sale of a primary residence?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, the accelerator fund he speaks of creates 100,000 homes in four years. We went through that already. With 1.3 million empty homes in Canada, how do we solve this issue of getting more housing supply for Canadians?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, Canada owns 41 million hectares. I am trying to draw the connection here for the minister. How exactly will the Liberal minister create more housing supply?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, so we are still 1.7 million short.
The Conservatives had a plan using federal infrastructure dollars to create more housing and off-load 15% of government assets. What do the Liberals think of that plan?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, does the minister know we have been told that 1.8 million houses are needed in Canada. How does the minister intend to increase supply in Canada?
Business of Supply December 8th, 2021
Madam Chair, it is a pleasure to be here, and I will let the House know that I am splitting my time with the member for Kildonan—St. Paul.
To the minister, how does the government intend to increase housing supply in Canada?