Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am sorry. I think that might have been a delay.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the finance minister has acknowledged that Canada's housing affordability crisis is fundamentally tied to increasing supply, yet the budget breezed past this critical issue. Housing hopelessness is top of mind for Canadians. Why is the government failing to act?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, nobody can deny in Canada that the cost of housing has increased substantially since the pandemic began. What would the minister advise a young family trying to enter the market today?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, we know that Canada's economic recovery from COVID-19 must include infrastructure investment. Groups like the Canadian Home Builders' Association have long been calling for the government to open its eyes and recognize housing as a critical component of Canadian infr

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the minister should speak with those on the ground. This morning, I spoke with Burnaby's mayor, the chair of the Metro Vancouver housing committee. His city has nine shovel-ready sites, six for the national housing co-investment fund and three for the rapid housing

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to echo the thanks given by my colleague for Charlottetown. The Conservative Party of Canada supports the desire of urban, remote and northern indigenous peoples for autonomy over their housing needs in line with the “for indigenous, by indigenous” pr

Housing  Mr. Speaker, The Hamilton Spectator reported that Hamilton is less affordable than New York City. I will let that sink in. It is easier to buy a home in the Big Apple than it is in Hamilton. What is happening to our country? The Liberals' first-time home buyers' plan is a prove

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, illicit drug production, distribution and use is occurring within the village of Cache Creek. The COVID-19 pandemic has been overshadowed by the opioid crisis in British Columbia, with more than 1,500 overdose deaths reported in 2020. Residents' calls, messages and p

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, this government promised $5,000 grants to homeowners who make energy-efficient retrofits as of December 1, 2020, but it has not even established eligibility requirements. Homeowners and contractors are being told to hold on to their receipts to see if they will be pa

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling two petitions. In the first petition, my constituents are concerned about the safety of Indian farmers protesting changes affecting their livelihoods. They call on the federal government to condemn the use of violence and reaffirm Canada's interna

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting today relates to human trafficking. The petitioners outline that the U.S. Department of State's 20th Trafficking in Persons Report indicates that Canada meets the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking. Therefore, they

Mayor of Mission  Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday, the residents of Mission, B.C. voted in a mayoral by-election and selected Paul Horn as their representative. I congratulate Paul on his victory. In all, six candidates put their names on the ballot and presented their vision for the future. It w

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we are in the House today because it is incumbent upon the opposition to continue to push and fight for the government to give us a plan on how it is going to move forward. To the NDP and Bloc Québécois members of the House, it is not just the Conservatives saying

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from the Bloc Québécois for her question. In my province of British Columbia, I think that less than 2% of the population have received both doses. That is simply not enough. Yesterday, in British Columbia, the CBC covered the v

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the federal government has a responsibility to indigenous Canadians and to federal front-line health care workers. The federal government should focus on getting those people vaccinated first. The reality is that if we talk to any provincial leader, they will say,