Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that the federal government, which introduced the first national housing strategy, is putting municipalities at the heart of the solution. The housing accelerator that we want to implement will enable us to support the structures of municipalities so that they can build more housing.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking my colleague from Parry Sound—Muskoka for his motion. It gives me the opportunity to talk about something that is extremely important, not only to me, but to our government. It also gives me the opportunity to point out that we are already taking the measures proposed in the opposition’s motion.

Housing  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for his advocacy. We want to make sure, as he does, that everybody in this country has a home and that it is affordable. As for his question, I would gladly sit down with him to talk about all the measures this government is doing, in particular, on the homelessness front, the homebuyer front and the foreign ban.

Housing  Madam Speaker, our government recognizes that escalating house prices are hurting young Canadians who are trying to purchase their first home. This is not only threatening their dreams of home ownership but also creating wealth inequity between older and younger generations. That is why we announced numerous initiatives over the past few budgets that would help first-time buyers.

Children's Rights  Mr. Speaker, Ruelle d’Hochelaga is a social pediatric centre that is well-rooted in my riding. At the centre, a children’s rights committee was created by young people who want to get involved and carry out social action projects. Today in Ottawa, I am welcoming 9 young people between the ages of 10 and 16 who are members of that committee.

Rémi Brousseau  Mr. Speaker, today I want to roll out the red carpet for Rémi Brousseau and highlight the remarkable work he has done at the Théâtre Denise‑Pelletier. Rémi was the managing director of this key cultural venue in Hochelaga. As he said himself, he would have liked to be an artist.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, CMHC, cannot provide interpretive guidance on the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Regulations, or responses to fact-specific questions. Statistics Canada provides definitions of Census Metropolitan Area, CMA, and Census Agglomeration, CA, in their Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) reference maps.

National Microcredit Day  Mr. Speaker, on March 11, Quebec will celebrate its Journée nationale du microcrédit, or national microcredit day. MicroEntreprendre is a group of 20 organizations that promote economic and social development, particularly for low-income women, immigrants or people with disabilities.

International Women's Day  Mr. Speaker, today we are celebrating International Women's Day. We have come a long way. There are now over 100 women sitting in the House. Women around the world stand together, bound by a deep sense of gratitude to the brave women who faced adversity to defend our rights. Today, we can be proud to live in a country that allows women to work and care for their families, implements policies that give them child care, lifts women out of poverty and invests in shelters for women fleeing violence.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her work on housing, particularly with regard to the benefit and the $500 top-up that we introduced. There has been no change to the eligibility criteria that all of us agreed on last October, with the exception of the Conservatives.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her intervention. One thing we agree on is that more needs to be done. More needs to be done more quickly and more efficiently. My colleague and I share the same concern over homelessness. There are camps in my riding as well. I know that everything we are doing through the national housing strategy needs to be done faster and more efficiently.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, our government believes that people deserve a home where they can live in dignity, and we are determined to put an end to chronic homelessness. However, as my colleague from Vancouver East knows, this is not the easiest thing to do. It is a complex issue that requires a multi-faceted approach.

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act  Mr. Speaker, today it is my privilege to take part in the debate at second reading of private member's Bill C‑239. This bill is identical to private member's Bill C‑224, which was introduced and rejected in the previous parliamentary session. By now, hon. members should be quite familiar with the major flaws that resulted in its being rejected.

Monique Dauphin  Mr. Speaker, today marks the start of Black History Month, and I would like to take this opportunity to celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman. On January 21, Monique Dauphin died in a tragic incident in Montreal. Ms. Dauphin was born in Haiti and arrived in Montreal in 1969.

Jan Rok Achard  Mr. Speaker, the circus world is in mourning. Today I want to lift the curtain and give you a look behind the scenes at a pillar of the circus community in Quebec and Canada. Jan Rok Achard was a visionary who was unfortunately not well known to the general public. He led the National Circus School of Montreal for 13 years.