“Our party ran on building homes. I want to cheer for a program that spends money in my riding. More spending will solve the housing crisis.”
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A bill to create a new Crown corporation called Build Canada Homes, funded by taxpayer money, to promote and support affordable housing supply in Canada. The bill also allows transferring assets from other Crown corporations to Build Canada Homes. In debate, Liberal MPs praised the bill's passage and criticized Conservatives for opposing affordable housing, while not engaging substantively with bill specifics or critiques.
“I want to spend more taxpayer money on a government housing program. It will be great. Anyone who disagrees with me is against affordable housing.”