Discussion · Oral Questions
Jacob Mantle Conservative
“A new report says over half of Canadians who do not own a home think they never will. That is the highest rate of any country surveyed. The Prime Minister says housing is more affordable now, but that is not true.”
“Mr. Speaker, Habitat for Humanity said this week that Canada is an outlier for all the wrong reasons. Canada is now the place where people who do not own a home have the least hope of ever owning one, as 56% of Canadians who do not own a home say they never will. That is twice the global average and the highest of any country surveyed. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stood here and claimed that housing affordability has improved. We know that is all talk and no action. If affordability has improved, why is Canada a place where Canadians do not believe they will ever own a home?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, Habitat for Humanity said this week that Canada is an outlier for all the wrong reasons. Canada is now the place where people who do not own a home have the least hope of ever owning one, as 56% of Canadians who do not own a home say they never will. That is twice the global average and the highest of any country surveyed. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stood here and claimed that housing affordability has improved. We know that is all talk and no action. If affordability has improved, why is Canada a place where Canadians do not believe they will ever own a home?