“Canadians have run out of money and cannot afford homes. A new survey shows 56 percent of Canadians believe they will never own a home. That is twice the average of other countries. Government rebates are too small to help. I want the Prime Minister to stop making promises and make housing affordable.”

“Mr. Speaker, he is out of touch and people are out of money. Giving back a tiny fraction of what the government takes away will not cover even one mortgage payment, and that is if people can afford a home. Today, we have a report from Habitat for Humanity, which did a survey of 22 nations and found that Canadians were the most likely to have given up on the dream of home ownership. It said 56% of them believe they will never own a home, which is twice the average of the international community. This is after the Prime Minister promised that housing would be affordable. When will we have an end to the promises and of home ownership—”

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“The government's housing adviser promised fast building, but housing is only getting worse. Rent has almost doubled, from $970 to $1,800, and more Canadians than ever have given up on buying a home. When will the Prime Minister stop the big talk and actually help people own homes?”

“Mr. Speaker, the guy who said he was going to build at unimaginable speeds says he just got here, after 18 months. It is not that he has failed to make things better after the 10 years of Liberal government that he helped advise on. It is that things are getting so much worse. Rent is up 86%, almost double, from $970 to $1,800 today. The Prime Minister is now leading an economy where the largest number of Canadians have given up on home ownership. When will we have an end to the big talk and actually get some home ownership results?”

“Housing is not getting cheaper, and fewer homes are being built. The Prime Minister promised 500,000 new homes a year, but his plan has only built 2,000. He needs to stop spending money on empty promises and deliver real results.”

“I will turn it over to you, the people out there. Is your rent payment really going down? Is your mortgage payment really going down? Is anything really getting built? Where are the results in your life back home? Mr. Speaker, this is the Prime Minister who set up a new bureaucracy that he said would double home construction to 500,000 a year. It has built only 2,000 homes, not even a drop in the bucket, and homebuilding is down 4% year over year. Will the Prime Minister stop with the big promises and the big spending and actually deliver some real results?”