Housing  Mr. Speaker, is that common sense? That is more like nonsense. He wants to make cuts to programs that support the middle class. He wants to make cuts to the program that helps build housing. He wants to make cuts to the program seeking to protect our environment. That is not comm

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we are investing to build homes in Quebec. For example, with the housing accelerator fund, we are concluding an agreement worth $1.8 billion with the province of Quebec to build 8,000 affordable housing units across the province. The Conservative P

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it is vital that we invest in building housing. In fact, we are making investments along with Quebec in building affordable housing. After reaching a $1.8-billion agreement with Quebec, we are going to build 8,000 affordable housing units in Quebec alone. In compar

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, my colleague talks about putting food on the table. I am proud to be part of a government that believes that hungry kids should have food on the table. I am proud to be part of a government that is taking action to implement a school food program so those hungry kids

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, it is hard to take seriously the hon. member's criticism when he and his party voted against a pay raise for the men and women who serve this country in uniform. When we come to this chamber every day, we have an opportunity to stand up for policies that help middl

Housing  Mr. Speaker, let me thank my hon. colleague for his advocacy for his community, which is going to help get thousands of homes built in Richmond over the course of the next number of years. In the upcoming federal budget, we are going to continue to put measures on the table that

Housing  Mr. Speaker, let me begin by offering my sincere congratulations to our newest colleague in the House of Commons. It is wonderful to have him here. What the member may not realize, being new to the House, is that his leader is actively campaigning on commitments to build fewer h

Housing  Mr. Speaker, we are putting forward policies that are going to help solve the national housing crisis. We know that higher interest rate environments have made it difficult to build homes. That is why we are cutting taxes on new home construction, which the Conservatives oppose.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, let me begin by congratulating my friend and colleague on his recent appointment; I look forward to working with him to defend the most vulnerable in the months ahead. With respect, over the last number of years, we have put investments on the table that are buildin

Housing  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is looking for a fight, but I am looking for a solution. He was asking that same question before the housing accelerator fund. We talked and negotiated, and now we have a $1.8‑billion agreement to build affordable housing in all the provinces. We will k

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I take the question with a heavy dose of irony, considering that we have invested $31.5 million in that member's constituency through the housing accelerator fund. Moreover, this is a fund that not only she, but every Conservative member of Parliament, vows to take

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it is very important to invest in building a greater number of more affordable housing units more quickly. We have been making the investments necessary to ensure that we can solve the housing crisis. We are working at the same time to help grow the economy as we pu

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, it is laughable when I hear the Conservative leader talk about affordability. He mentioned in a previous question some concerns he has around our housing policy. His plan to build more homes is to cut investments in homebuilding and to raise taxes on those who are bu

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting because he has actually put his plan on the record. His plan includes putting the GST back on apartment construction for hundreds of thousands of middle-class homes in this country. He has one of the worst records of anyone in the past decade when

Right Hon. Brian Mulroney  Madam Chair, of course, as an Atlantic Canadian and a Nova Scotian, his contributions to our region cannot be understated. He helped found the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the regional development agency for Atlantic Canada. I happened to be present during the Atlantic E