Questions Passed as Orders for Return  With regard to accessible housing in Canada: (a) since 2010, broken down by year, province, and units, how many units of accessible housing existed in Canada in total; (b) since 2010, broken down by year, province, and units, how much federal funding has been provided to (i) buil

Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I want to come back to compassion and health. I will start by saying that I have heard a lot of talk in the House about building homes and that the construction industry has already been stretched beyond its capacity. I anticipate that we will hear more of it as we

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, one of the things I note, and some of my colleagues have also spoken about, is the need for not-for-profits, social housing and co-ops. I see that seems to have been forgotten or missed in this motion. Why were the social housing, the co-ops and the not-for-profit

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my ears perked up when I heard about inclusive housing, so I thank the member for those comments. I have two amazing disability advocates in my area, who remind me often that the B.C. building code makes accessibility optional. They need protection in the national b

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking the hon. member for his defence of the municipalities and city councillors in this country. They have been tirelessly working to find ways to get housing on the ground, whether it is variances, density bonuses or housing affordability fund

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it looks like we may have some common ground on partnerships and potential social housing opportunities. I would ask this again. Would the Conservatives consider an amendment to the 15%?That could be kept in public hands and used for social housing.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the summary of the things being put forward by the Conservatives. I wanted to speak a little about using public assets for potential private development. This happened at the provincial level in my very own riding with schools. What were consi

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as someone who was on the ground for almost nine years in a municipality struggling with affordable housing, I wish we had seen this passion from the government when we saw money laundering, the lowest incomes, those with the most wealth taking advantage of housing t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I just had a question around some of the topics in the committee. I agree with the urgent need to help translators and allies get out of Afghanistan. Will this new committee address with urgency the challenges for girls and women now and in the future?

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I wanted to talk today about farmers' markets and the importance of proactive and healthy food for families as we head into rising prices of healthy food. Farmers' markets are a key tool for COVID-19 recovery, as small business incubators, domestic system and food s

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I remember the minister coming to my community for an opening, for a photo opportunity, and the government came in at the very last minute, at the 11th hour of that project, with a loan. After almost five years of negotiation with local partners, with non-profits, wi

Housing  Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot of talk in the House about housing supply. Across the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, up to 25% of newly built luxury condos are sitting vacant and homes, including older housing co-ops and purpose-built rental apartments that have served ou

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as a mother, I want to thank the hon. member for her words. We do not hear enough of this in the chamber. However, I certainly hear a lot in my riding about mothers who work essential, frontline work with non-traditional hours. I thank the member's constituents for

House debate  Mr. Chair, as this is a take-note debate, I want to ask about a gender lens on these negotiations. However, before I do that, I will recognize the skills of the Quebec forestry and mill workers who came to my riding in the early 1900s to start the Fraser mill, which is no longer

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Burnaby South for bringing the urgency to the House and highlighting the realities of people in our communities. You spoke of fear and uncertainty, and I certainly see that in my riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam. People are worried about their