Business of Supply  Madam Chair, once again, I agree with my colleague that we need to do more. Doing more involves the co-operation of all levels of government and all stakeholders, including the private sector, because the private sector is currently producing 95% of housing. We also need to work

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, that is why the national housing strategy must be used to work on projects and programs that support increasing supply across the country. The private sector will be an integral part of this solution. Even though we are seeing a slowdown in housing starts, the priva

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, what I can tell my colleague about the co-op program is that it was developed with the Canadian Co-operative Association. The program was jointly developed. When we have more news, we will be happy to share it. One thing is certain: It has been more than 30 years si

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, we are very aware of the challenges of the market right now. What I can say to my colleague is that since 2015, in Quebec alone, the national housing co-investment fund has provided $348 million and 8,000 housing units. The national average rent paid for housing buil

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, when I referred to 500,000 housing units, I was talking about the $40 billion planned for the entire national housing strategy. The member wants numbers on Quebec. Under the co-investment fund, Quebec received $348 million. That represents 8,074 housing units. Sinc

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I applaud the billions of dollars sent to Quebec since 2015. I was there this morning, as was my colleague. What I heard people say is that they are pleased with the national housing strategy, whether it is the national housing co-investment fund or the rapid housin

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I would tell the deputy chief economist that that is exactly what we are doing. A variety of measures are needed to address the overall challenges targeted by the national housing strategy, which includes increasing the supply of housing across the country. That is

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, as my colleague was saying, we must work on the entire spectrum of housing supply, from the most vulnerable, those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, to those who want to buy homes. We have to try to find solutions to narrow the generational gap that

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, increasing supply is the best way to address the price of homes and rents. That is what the national housing strategy aims to do: make sure that every province and municipality is a partner in making that happen, and increase supply all across this country.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am glad my colleague asked that question, because I am a former city councillor who is now in the House. I was duly elected as a municipal councillor, and, for the first time in the House, we hear a leader attacking municipalities and the leaders of the municipalit

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, after more than a decade of non-existent leadership on housing, the government was back at the table, not only with a plan, which is the national housing strategy, but also with money to support it, making sure we would leverage that money to get municipalities and p

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I have spoken about this often in the House, but when I was younger, we never found a home that was adapted to the needs of my disabled brother, who was in a wheelchair. My mother, who is now retired, would not be able to afford housing on her own with the pension she

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I believe that with the national housing strategy we are also giving partners the means to be real partners. The housing accelerator fund for municipalities will do just that. Our government has taken a systemic approach. I am thinking of the infrastructure programs t

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, housing issues are deep-seated and complex. There are many interrelated problems and many stakeholders involved. To address the major challenges, we must all work together. That means working with the private sector, the non-profit sector, indigenous communities, the p

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, all the projects that have been submitted and confirmed can be made public. Let us not forget that any of the co-investment projects, or even the rapid housing initiative projects, can be combined with funding from Quebec. Many projects have been funded and completed