Housing  Mr. Speaker, that is not true. There are 112 projects that went unfunded. According to the Auditor General, the Liberals have spent billions to build homes that Canadians cannot afford. What is worse is that they do not even know if this money is reducing homelessness in our co

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Canada has put thousands of refugee claimants and migrants in immigration detention in provincial jails even though they have not committed any crimes. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are calling on the Prime Minister to end this abusive practice. B.C.,

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, according to the UN, to limit warming to 1.5°C, global emissions have to drop 7.6% every year. To save our planet, Canada must reduce its emissions by 60% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Addressing oil and gas emissions is critical if Canada is to reach its share of

Fall Economic Statement  Madam Speaker, the member raised the issue of housing. He is exactly right, in the sense that housing costs went up over 70% under the Harper government and by another $300,000 under the Liberals. With respect to urban indigenous housing in my own riding, we are the third-larges

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are failing to fix the urgent, unmet housing needs of urban, rural and northern indigenous communities. The money it allocated is not even enough to meet the needs of the Downtown Eastside, let alone for the rest of the country. It was a cruel joke when

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Mr. Speaker, the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls inquiry declared that Canada carried out a genocide three years ago. The lack of progress in the 231 calls for justice is beyond shocking. At a recent coalition of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls mee

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I am interested in the hon. member finishing her speech. If she has some more comments to make, I would like to give her that time.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, under the Harper government, the cost of buying a home increased by 77%. It doubled under the Liberals. The average rent in Canada is now over $2,000 a month. Families just cannot afford it. Both the Conservatives and the Liberals allowed for the financialization o

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Mr. Speaker, what I know is that under this program, about 100,000 children in Quebec would actually benefit. What I know on the housing benefit is that over 500,000 Quebeckers would actually benefit. From my perspective, it is not about me; it is about the people and their nee

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Mr. Speaker, it is, of course, absurd to say that supporting Canadians who need dental services and who cannot access them because they cannot afford them would cause dental services to increase in cost. It is absurd to even say that. I think the reason the Conservatives are op

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Mr. Speaker, it is not paraphrasing. The member for Cumberland—Colchester actually said on Monday at committee, “I think we've established very clearly that there's no dental dental crisis here”, as though the 500,000 children who do not have access to dental care are not faced w

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Mr. Speaker, before I start, I would like to seek unanimous consent from the House to split my time.

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Vancouver Kingsway. I am delighted to enter into this debate. I have been listening all day to members in the House speak to Bill C-31. What are we talking about with Bill C-31? We are talking about making sure that fa

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Madam Speaker, one critical issue the member has raised is affordability in housing, with which I wholeheartedly agree. Part of the problem is with respect to the financialization of housing, where housing is being treated as a commodity instead of what it is, which is a basic h

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2.  Madam Speaker, first off, the great researcher is the Library of Parliament. I thank it for that excellent information. That is an aside. Tommy Douglas would be absolutely astounded at the fact that the Conservatives, under the Harper administration, did not deliver the health c