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Housing Mr. Speaker, it is a tragedy any time a Canadian does not have a roof over their head. It is unacceptable, and it is incumbent on all of us to live up to the challenge and to work together to make sure this is addressed in a way that is not politicized. However, the Conservatives
May 23rd, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Housing Mr. Speaker, I would point the member to the so-called housing plan of the Leader of the Opposition, which says nothing about homelessness. Therefore, the Conservatives can talk about this, but we know how serious they are; they are not serious at all. The gatekeepers that the m
May 23rd, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, what is clear is that the member and the Conservative Party want to ruin the rebate for Canadians. They have mentioned homelessness in the House today. That is quite a shock and hypocritical. If we look at their housing plan, we see that it never mentions homelessnes
May 23rd, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, that is quite the statement from the deputy leader of the Conservative Party. My advice to her is to actually read the report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. In that report, she will see that no fewer than 50,000 Canadians are supported by the national housing
May 23rd, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, we do not have enough housing. We have to build more, as I said in my speech. There is so much in that question, I am not sure where to begin. I know my time is limited, so I will focus on the one point that stood out. The member said that, in her view, the federal
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, because of my parliamentary secretary role, I have engaged with those in the building sector, and I have put this question to them on the carbon tax. They say that it is not very significant at all. Much more important is removing, as I said, the GST from the const
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, the current stock of affordable housing in Canada is around 4%. That is not enough. We have to increase that. My colleague wants to be partisan tonight. I do not think there is a need to be partisan. Yes, previous Liberal governments did let the country down when
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, it is an honour tonight, as always, to rise in the House to speak to the challenges facing our country. Top among those is housing. There is no reason to sugar-coat it. We have to be clear-eyed on the problem at hand, which is that we have a housing crisis in front
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, my Conservative friends, whom I hear jeering on the other side, ought to look at the housing plan and compare it to their own leader's housing plan, which does not include any tax incentive of this kind at all. Last week, in my community of London, I met with the
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, I do accept that in the course of debate, heckling happens. It is part of the tradition, but I would like to finish my speech. However, I would invite my colleague who was doing it to raise a question during questions and comments. I look forward to debating him on
May 21st, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Madam Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
May 10th, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Government Response to Petitions Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to one petition. This return will be tabled in an electronic format.
May 10th, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 Mr. Speaker, I have enormous respect for my hon. colleague, because I know he cares about his community. We may have certain fundamental disagreements on matters of policy, but I know he cares about his community. I have heard how passionately over the years he has raised the iss
May 9th, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 Mr. Speaker, we do need more competition. In fact, I was very encouraged to hear the Minister of Industry confirm that he is looking at making sure that we have more competition in the grocery sector. It is something I have advocated for, for a very long time locally in London. T
May 9th, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 She gets all her looks from her mother, actually, Mr. Speaker, but I appreciate those kind remarks. I have talked about the importance of modular home construction. I think it is fundamental to dealing with the housing crisis that is at hand. I have said that. The minister has
May 9th, 2024House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal