Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I understand that more needs to be done. My colleague and I agree on that. I find it rather deplorable that she cannot even acknowledge that, in her own riding, our government has worked with representatives of Velma's House. It was to make sure that we were taking

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, we have answered a couple of my colleague's questions around speculation of the market, and we agree. We have engaged in doing a reform of the investments in residential estates. There is a lot more work to be done. I think the member would recognize that we are mov

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, in terms of the national housing co-investment fund, we have listened to a number of people across the country. What we want is to make sure that this fund, which is primarily for community non-profits, is quick and easy to access because we want to increase the numb

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am very pleased to answer that question because I have lived in a housing co-op myself. I have helped establish two housing co-ops in my lifetime, and I am a firm believer in that model. After 30 years, we finally have a program dedicated to co-operatives. The gove

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, this comes back to what I was saying earlier. We need to work on market speculation. Slowing down market speculation will allow for more housing units and homes to be available for Canadians here and not for foreigners who do not live in the country.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for telling us about a project in her riding. There are projects like that one right across the country. One thing we wanted to ensure was that we created shelters for women fleeing violence. These shelters are built in such a way as to provide s

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, there is no such thing as a small project. Every home represents an individual, a family, a woman fleeing violence or someone who was homeless. There is no such thing as a small project or small housing. Every home meets a specific need and that is exactly what the

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, we must also talk about the right to housing and working on market speculation, and that is exactly what we have done. We have imposed a 1% tax on the value of real estate belonging to non-resident Canadians. We have banned foreign ownership for two years by imposing

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, of those 500,000 immigrants we want to bring to the country, we are hoping that one of the areas we can focus on is construction workers, who will enable us to build these units. Yes, it is a great project. This is a good project for the future, to address the labou

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