Gregor Robertson

In response to a question from Kelly DeRidder

“We are spending 51 billion dollars on community centres, transit, and housing needs. This will make life more affordable and train 100,000 new trades workers. The opposition does not support this.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are making unprecedented investments in Canada’s community infrastructure: $51 billion in the build communities strong fund, which is going into our communities for community centres, for housing-enabling infrastructure and for public transit. These are unprecedented investments to make Canada more affordable and to get jobs on the ground across Canada for our young people, with 100,000 new tradespeople who will be trained, supported by this House again. The other side of the House does not support any of this action. They are just negative. They should get with the program.”

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In response to a question from Stéphane Lauzon

“Yesterday, we and the Quebec government announced over $10 billion for infrastructure and public transit. This money will help build housing, health care facilities, and transit projects in Quebec.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Yesterday, with the Government of Quebec, we announced more than $10 billion for infrastructure and public transit. This is one of the biggest investments in the history of Quebec. We are supporting the infrastructure needed for housing construction, health care infrastructure, and public transportation projects. Now is the time to build.”

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“We are helping Canadians by spending money on our economy. Yesterday we announced money for Quebec to build community centres, more housing, better hospitals, and cheaper public transit.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is important that we recognize the critical investments we are making in Canada’s economy right now to help these same people the opposition mentions. Yesterday, we announced investments in Quebec in infrastructure, including $2.5 billion in community centres, infrastructure to build more housing and to scale up our affordable housing across the country, $1 billion to be invested to upgrade our hospitals and emergency rooms, and over $6 billion to invest in public transit to help people get around affordably and to create the jobs that make this country prosperous.”

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In response to a question from Brad Vis

“The opposition is scaring people about private property rights. Our government protects private property rights and supports reconciliation with Indigenous people. We joined B.C., Richmond, and First Nations to appeal this court case. The opposition needs to stop scaring people.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is shameful to continue to hear members of the opposition fearmongering about private property rights. We, on this side of the House, stand for private property rights. We stand for reconciliation. We have appealed the case alongside the B.C. government, the government of the City of Richmond and first nations. We will continue to be there for private property owners and to work for reconciliation. The fearmongering has to stop.”

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In response to a question from Rhonda Kirkland

“I want the opposition to vote for our economic update. It spends $6 billion to train young people to build homes and infrastructure.”

“Mr. Speaker, I had the honour of being at the BCIT, the B.C. Institute of Technology, earlier this week to talk about 100,000 jobs for young Canadians to build homes and infrastructure. The members opposite have an opportunity to support the spring economic update, which would dedicate $6 billion to training young Canadians to be part of our economy and to build the affordable housing that we need to house young Canadians. It is a great opportunity for us to build Canada strong.”

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In response to a question from Andrew Scheer

“Our economic plan makes life more affordable and has helped bring rents down for 18 months. It will help 100,000 people work in housing construction, and it gives tax relief to young, first-time home buyers.”

“Mr. Speaker, our spring economic update is making very smart investments and making life more affordable for Canadians. The opposition does not seem to ever want to talk about affordable housing and the success that we are having, bringing rents down for 18 months in a row. In this update, we can see up to 100,000 Canadian workers who are going to help build affordable housing for decades to come. We are going to make sure life is more affordable, especially for young Canadians looking for that first-time homebuyers’ tax break and the ability to have a career building homes for Canadians.”

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In response to a question from Mark Strahl

“Conservatives do not respect local, provincial, territorial, or Indigenous leaders. When I was mayor of Vancouver, the previous Conservative government gave us no support. Our government works with these leaders to build affordable housing.”

“Mr. Speaker, once again, Conservatives are attacking former mayors like they attack current mayors. They have no respect. For leaders of our cities and towns, leaders of our provinces and territories, leaders of our indigenous communities, they have zero respect. In my first seven years as a mayor in Vancouver, how much support did we get from the Harper Conservative government? Zero. This government is focused on partnering with cities, towns and indigenous communities and delivering the affordable housing we need.”

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In response to a question from Danielle Martin

“Housing construction is up and rents have dropped for 18 months in a row. We are working with non-profits and builders to create more affordable homes, but there is still more work to do.”

“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the member for University—Rosedale. Yes, we are very happy to see housing starts up 10% year to year and to see construction activity above the 10-year average, as well as seeing average rents come down for 18 consecutive months. We are seeing movement in the right direction. There is a lot more work to do. Build Canada Homes is delivering on more social, supportive and community housing, working with non-profits, co-ops and builders across the country. We are seeing progress, and we are just getting started.”

In response to a question from Jenny Kwan

“We have added a lot more money for public transit. We will keep spending it to build transit with local communities.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her concerns about public transit. The good news is that we have expanded the opportunities for funding on public transit, not only from the Canada public transit fund, which is the first permanent dedicated public transit fund in Canadian history, but also from the build communities strong fund, which is $51 billion of funding for infrastructure in communities across Canada, all of which is eligible for public transit funding. We have grown the pot for public transit much larger. We intend to be investing aggressively, working with communities to deliver that public transit.”

In response to a question from Bruce Fanjoy

“We are helping build over 1,100 homes in Ottawa across eight projects. Most of them will be affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, there is exciting news this morning here in Ottawa. I was proud to be at a construction site with the Prime Minister and the mayor to announce those eight shovel-ready projects. There will be over 1,100 homes. Over 90% of those are affordable homes by the Build Canada Homes’ standard. This is great news. We are building at scale. We are prioritizing projects on the ground. We are building these deep partnerships, in this case at the City of Ottawa, and looking forward to continuing to build that good work.”