Housing  Mr. Speaker, our record speaks for itself. We are the only party that has taken concrete action to create more affordable housing. We brought in the national housing strategy, now worth more than $70 billion.

Housing  That is why budget 2021 is the fifth consecutive budget that plans to invest $2.5 billion and reallocate $1.3 billion in funding to speed up the construction and repair, and support 35,000 affordable housing units. Budget 2021 makes numerous investments into affordable housing, yet the Conservative Party has pledged to vote against it. The Conservative playbook is open now. Fake outrage in the House of Commons, yet when it comes time to vote to help Canadians with housing needs, voting—

Housing  Speaker, our national housing strategy is investing in the first-time home buyer incentive, which is a real help for first-time homebuyers. What did the Conservatives do when they were in office? All they could offer first-time homebuyers was a $750 credit. What a joke. The national housing strategy is working. Since coming into office, we have invested over $27.4 billion in affordable housing.

Housing  Speaker, we are investing more money than ever before in affordable housing, including reallocating money from the rental construction financing initiative to turn commercial buildings into affordable housing. What are the Conservatives doing about that? They are voting against that. Their plan had no real solutions that even came close to the progress we have made and the strong foundation that we are building on the national housing strategy.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, only a Conservative would claim that a program that has ensured that 40% of the $1-billion rapid housing initiative is delivering real housing solutions for indigenous communities is a failure. Only a Conservative would claim that housing being built in less than 12 months is not rapid.

Housing  We have no lessons to take from the Conservatives on this issue.

Housing  We introduced the first-time home buyers' incentive, which will help families achieve the dream of home ownership. The Conservatives have never been leaders in affordable housing solutions for Canadians. They do not support the national housing strategy, which is working. It is like choosing to swim across a crocodile-infested river because one does not want to use the bridge out of fear that the bridge will fall down, even though the bridge is working, in this case the national housing strategy.

Housing  We are building on our historic commitment to giving more Canadians a safe and affordable place to call home. What did Conservative Party members do when they were in office, if they care about this issue? The only policy they could come up with in nine years of government was a $750 tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

Housing  In addition to that, $638 million has been allocated specifically to housing that benefits indigenous peoples living in urban, rural and northern communities. Once again, if we look closely, and if we scratch beneath the surface, the Conservatives did absolutely nothing to provide affordable housing solutions for indigenous peoples in urban, rural and northern communities.

Housing  Speaker, it is very rich for the party opposite to talk about affordable housing. When Conservatives were in government, they spent only $250 million per year for affordable housing. Meanwhile, we have invested over $27 billion since coming into office, and we have committed a further $72.5 billion under the national housing strategy.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives refuse to take no for an answer. The Government of Canada is not looking at charging capital gains tax on primary residences. This is not under consideration by our government. Any suggestion otherwise is false.

Housing  Every other day we are making announcements either to build new affordable housing units or repair existing units, or to introduce the Canada housing benefit in yet another province. We have no lessons to take on affordable housing and housing affordability from the Conservatives.

Families, Children and Social Development  We are committed to creating a national system of child care that is affordable and is high quality for all parents. This time, I hope the NDP does not join the Conservatives and derail something we should have done a long time ago.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, we are proud of the record that we have achieved with respect to being there for the organizations that are serving Canada's most vulnerable people. They are facing tremendous challenges. That is why we moved ahead with the emergency community support fund, with $350 million provided to the Canadian Red Cross, the United Way Centraide Canada and the Community Foundations of Canada to act as agents to disperse that money to all the community-based organizations that are serving the most vulnerable people in this pandemic.

Human Resources committee  The criteria are simple: They have to demonstrate that they are serving a population that's homeless, and that they have a demonstrable track record of being able to manage the funds and provide services, including shelter and other supported services.