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During question period on housing, the Conservatives said the government’s housing plan is not working, citing a poll finding that more than half of non-owners believe they will never own a home, and asked why the chair of the government’s new housing body had reportedly described home ownership as aWritten by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Vincent Ho

Conservative
“The government's housing plan is failing. More than half of Canadians who do not own a home think they never will. Why does the government think owning a home is a bad idea, and when will it get real results for young Canadians?”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister promised to “build, baby, build”, but the Liberal insider he appointed to chair the new housing bureaucracy supposedly tasked with fixing the Liberal housing crisis called the dream of home ownership a “regressive” idea and told Canadians to stop glorifying it. The latest numbers are out: 47% of Canadians would move an hour away from their community just to afford a home, and 56% of Canadian non-homeowners say they may never own a home. Why does the Liberal government think the dream of home ownership is regressive, and how much longer do young Canadians have to keep sacrificing before its talk turns into results?

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Jennifer McKelvie

Liberal
“Our government is building affordable housing and community projects all across Ontario, including in the member's own riding. These investments are creating homes and jobs.”

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Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that I very much enjoyed announcing a project in that member’s riding in the spring. I am so excited that we are bringing affordable housing to Richmond Hill. I would also like to point out that we are not stopping there. We are making investments in housing-enabling infrastructure across the province, with big announcements happening all around the province, including in Mississauga, Vaughan and the city of Toronto. We have also invested $76 million to create a state-of-the-art community centre at Humber Polytechnic. We have also invested 1.5 kilometres for a multi-use path in Ajax. We are building all across Ontario. It is creating homes, it is creating jobs, it is creating—

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