Discussion · Government Orders
Melissa Lantsman Conservative
“Past money sent to the provinces did not build more homes or lower prices. The government still cannot tell us how many homes this 1.7 billion dollars will build. Does my colleague know how many homes this bill will actually build?”
“Mr. Speaker, the story is the same, same and not different with this bill and all of the other money that has flowed through provinces where housing starts did not increase and the price has not gone down. In fact, it has gone up. Earlier today, we asked the Minister of Housing how many houses the $1.7 billion would build. We even asked the parliamentary secretary, who had a slightly better answer than the minister, but there is still no answer at all about how many houses the $1.7 billion of taxpayers’ money would build. I ask my hon. colleague if he knows how many houses the $1.7 billion the House is being asked to approve right now will build.”
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Mr. Speaker, the story is the same, same and not different with this bill and all of the other money that has flowed through provinces where housing starts did not increase and the price has not gone down. In fact, it has gone up. Earlier today, we asked the Minister of Housing how many houses the $1.7 billion would build. We even asked the parliamentary secretary, who had a slightly better answer than the minister, but there is still no answer at all about how many houses the $1.7 billion of taxpayers’ money would build. I ask my hon. colleague if he knows how many houses the $1.7 billion the House is being asked to approve right now will build.