“Mr. Speaker, in her speech, my colleague talked a lot about housing. I am vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, which is the committee that studied the Build Canada Homes Act, among other things. The reason we let that bill pass was that there was apparently an agreement with Quebec. I say “apparently” because we are now hearing a lot of questions from a lot of different people. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has expressed concerns. The term “empty shell” was even used somewhere. The target was 19,000 housing units, but apparently there is really only going to be 2,000. I, too, am coming back with figures based on what I heard in committee. Just today, I met with representatives from Women’s Shelters Canada, an organization supporting women who are victims of violence. They told me that they had not heard anything from Build Canada Homes as to whether it would actually meet their needs. With all of that in mind, when will we get a few more details about Build Canada Homes, since the information we have about this program is still extremely vague?”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 40 wordsI want to point out to my colleague that it is up to regional MPs to reach out to local mayors to talk about Build Canada Homes and learn about opportunities to secure affordable housing and land in the region.The ask · 20 wordsThese members need to work with us to round out the information on Build Canada Homes and accelerate project implementation.Claims · 22 wordsIt is up to members to do the work on the ground and put our regions in contact with Build Canada Homes.Partly on point
