“The government passed a bill for housing. Rents are down. It's good that rents are down.”
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Housing
A bill to establish another federal housing agency. The Liberals claimed it will bring down housing costs and rents are falling, while the Conservatives argued the agency will only build about 5,000 homes despite billions in funding, mocking the government's claims it will double the pace of construction.
“I'm just throwing out personal attacks because I'm not bringing any real ideas to the debate. Go team go.”