Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I said half a million housing units have been renovated or built in Quebec.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what I can tell my colleague is that, in Quebec, and taking just Montreal as an example, we announced a project for 700 housing units that we bought back to ensure that housing remains affordable. There are projects in place to ensure affordability in the long term, a

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his comments. That is exactly what I heard this morning. People are pleased with the rapid housing initiative. They are also very pleased with the national housing co-investment fund. I think that what they want is to ensure that the money gets

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like to remind my colleague that since putting this national housing strategy in place, the federal government has provided $40 billion to Quebec.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I can quickly tell him about three projects. Chez Doris has 19 rooms for homeless women. Utile, in Quebec City, has almost 200 units of housing for an affordable—more than affordable—price of $490. There are many projects in Quebec, even in his riding.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would just like to make a correction. The $40 billion is for the whole national housing strategy. We are talking about $6 billion for Quebec.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like to give my colleague some figures because I think that is important. In terms of CMHC funding, there has been $348 million in the co-investment fund since 2015. Moreover, there is $340 million for phase two of the rapid housing initiative and $223 million

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

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, 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, 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  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  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.