“The government announced a new housing program. They want to build 26,000 homes. But we need way more homes than that. We need 690,000 homes! The government is barely doing 5% of what we need. When they say they're taking care of people, what do they even mean? Is this really taking care of housing? I don't think so.”
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Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
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The Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act makes various changes to tax laws and benefits. But during debate, MPs made sure to bring up unrelated topics like the port of Churchill, Toronto's waterfront development, and airport runway expansion. Because why talk about the bill when you can discuss random local issues in your riding instead?
“You say you care about Toronto but your government cut transit funding. Do you really believe your government supports transit?”