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Gabriel Ste-Marie Bloc Québécois
“I support government spending on affordable and social housing. However, this money comes from old promises, and problems remain. For example, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation refused to give up land to build social housing.”
“Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary. I am fortunate to sit with him on the Standing Committee on Industry. I applaud the fact that the government is investing in housing, particularly affordable housing and hopefully social housing. We will have to see how the new government in Quebec City will work with Build Canada Homes, the Crown corporation. We will see if that changes the situation. The announced amounts to date come from previous commitments. Some good things have been done, but there have been a number of obstacles. I am thinking in particular about the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which refused to transfer land to build social housing. As a result, we continue to put—”
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Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary. I am fortunate to sit with him on the Standing Committee on Industry. I applaud the fact that the government is investing in housing, particularly affordable housing and hopefully social housing. We will have to see how the new government in Quebec City will work with Build Canada Homes, the Crown corporation. We will see if that changes the situation. The announced amounts to date come from previous commitments. Some good things have been done, but there have been a number of obstacles. I am thinking in particular about the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which refused to transfer land to build social housing. As a result, we continue to put—