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Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: the average Canadian household would have to spend 63% of its pre-tax income to make monthly payments on the average home, something that is mathematically impossible. Some are now having to pay $2,400 to rent a room in a townhouse, not the whole townhouse, but a room, and the privilege of having five or six other roommates with them, after house prices and housing costs have doubled under the Prime Minister . How did he spend so much to achieve such bad results?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: after 10 years of a Conservative government's underinvesting in housing if investing at all, we brought forward in 2017 a national housing strategy that has created new opportunities for millions of Canadians to get into homes. We have continued to invest in things like the housing accelerator that works with municipalities to create hundreds of thousands of new homes over the coming years. We are doubling housing creation over the next 10 years with investments like the rapid housing accelerator, with direct supports for homebuyers and with tax-free savings accounts. There is no one silver bullet on this, but we are delivering them all.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: he has an accelerator. I have news for him: People cannot live in an accelerator; they have to live in a house or apartment. Under the Prime Minister's leadership, the cost of an average two-bedroom apartment has doubled from $1,172 to $2,205. The cost of an average mortgage payment has doubled to over $3,000 and now the share of their monthly income that people have to spend to own the average home is two-thirds, which is by far a record-smashing number. Again, how did the Prime Minister spend so much to achieve such horrible results for homebuyers?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: over the past eight years, we have consistently invested in programs and supports for Canadians that have delivered many more opportunities for people, but we know there is more to do. Canadians are free to contrast our multi-layered broad approach on investing in housing with that of the Conservative MPs who got elected in the last election. They promised to give a tax break to landlords who sold their buildings. That was the entirety of the housing plan in the last election from the Conservative Party of Canada. We will continue to have real approaches that work for Canadians.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: the Prime Minister's main criticism against the former Conservative government is that our housing programs were not expensive enough. If only it had been more expensive to taxpayers, then it would have been a better program. Yes, it is true: This Prime Minister is the heavyweight champion of government spending. The problem is he keeps delivering the worst possible results. House costs have doubled under this Prime Minister and then they are more expensive for the taxpayers who have to fund his incompetent programs at the same time. Why does he not, instead, stop wasting the money and start delivering more houses?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: Conservative politicians still think they can cut their way to growth because that is what they tried for 10 years under Stephen Harper and failed. That is what they are continuing to propose now, cuts and austerity: they can cut their way to new jobs for Canadians; they can cut their way to fighting climate change; and they can cut their way to indigenous reconciliation. Well, they cannot. The Conservative Party continues to cling to a trickle-down austerity approach that does not work for the middle class and people working hard to join it. That is where we will stay focused, and we will take no lessons from them.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: let us look at the results. Under the previous Conservative government, the average mortgage payment on the average home, newly purchased, was $1,400. Now, eight years later, it is $3,200. The Prime Minister has delivered a 100% increase in mortgage costs, all while bringing in an $89-billion taxpayer-funded boondoggle in the housing program. Once again, why will he not end the government waste and get out of the way so we can build affordable housing in this country?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: I want to see the Leader of the Opposition get up again and explain to Canadians how great the 2008 recession was for people in Canada and for people around the world because that is exactly what he is saying. The fact of the matter is that the cuts, the austerity and the trickle-down approach the Conservatives always put forward failed Canadians. That is why we have invested in the middle class and people working hard to join it: to create economic growth, to create jobs, to lift people out of poverty, to create a plan to fight climate change and to build a future. That is what we are going to continue to do.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Louise Chabot: today marks one week since public service employees went on strike. It is high time the Prime Minister took charge of this matter. The writing was on the wall with this one: More than 150,000 public servants have not had a collective agreement since 2021. At this point, the Prime Minister needs to intervene to encourage a quick, negotiated solution that benefits everyone. When will he come to the table?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: government negotiators and union representatives are working in good faith at the bargaining table. That is where this is happening. I should point out that the government has put forward a proposal that aligns with recommendations from an independent expert who said this was the right way to proceed. We have put forward this proposal, and it is definitely a starting point we can build on in the hopes of reaching an agreement in the days to come. That said, we will continue to work with the workers and with the unions in a spirit of respect and co-operation, because that is what we are doing.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Louise Chabot: that is most certainly not what they are doing. The Prime Minister is hiding. He is letting the crisis drag on, just like Roxham Road, the passport crisis, the border closures during the pandemic, and the 2020 rail blockades. Every time he lets a crisis drag on, other people pay the price. It can be workers, Quebeckers or everyone, but not him. Will he be proactive for once, answer the union's call and sit down at the bargaining table?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: this is exactly what we are doing. Our negotiators are making responsible proposals. We are working with the unions in good faith, and we hope to see this union challenge settled shortly because, yes, Canadians expect the same level of service that government employees provided in the difficult years recently behind us. We have to reach an agreement that is good for taxpayers and for public servants. This is exactly the work we are doing together now.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: government deficits are driving up interest and mortgage rates on homebuyers, and government gatekeepers are preventing home construction. We rank second last for housing permit times in all of the OECD, and we have the fewest houses per capita in the G7 even though we have the most land to build on. That is the Prime Minister's record. His solution is to give tens of billions of dollars more to the same municipal gatekeepers in order to block construction again. Why does he not link the infrastructure dollars that the feds give to the cities to the number of houses that actually get built?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: one thing we know the Leader of the Opposition is good at is picking fights, because that is exactly what he is proposing to do with municipalities. We choose instead to work collaboratively with them, to recognize the important role that municipalities across this country play in delivering housing and in accelerating the processes. That is the way to get things done. Through the pandemic, it was orders of government working together that supported Canadians. It is respect from municipalities that keeps us moving forward, and that is what we are going to do. We remember well when that member was in government. The fact is, there were constant fights with municipalities. We are delivering--
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: when Canadians are forced to live in tents, or spend $2,500 to rent a single room in a townhouse or are stuck in their parents' basement until they are 35 years old, he better believe I am going to fight for more housing. It would be nice if he fought for someone other than himself and his gatekeeper friends. The Prime Minister's solution is to build up these municipal gatekeeping bureaucracies with federal, deficit-financed tax dollars, which means it will be even slower to get anything built. Why does he not link the number of dollars that cities get for infrastructure to the number of houses they allow to get built?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: we remember well that member's approach on fighting municipalities, fighting with experts, fighting with Elections Canada, fighting with anyone he could, and did that deliver for Canadians? Absolutely not. Right now, he is fighting against local news for Canadians. What does he have against local Canadians, against local municipalities? The reality is, we will continue to be there to work collaboratively to build a stronger future and to invest in the kinds of things that we are delivering for Canadians while he continues to propose cuts and fights that lead nowhere.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: actually, I delivered housing costs that were half of what they are right now. Those are the results. Sometimes we have to fight for the people, the common people, and rely on the common sense of the common people to get things done. Right now, we have the biggest housing bubble in the G7 even though we have the most land per capita to build on. The solution is to incentivize municipalities to speed up permits so that we can build more homes. Why does the Prime Minister not link the number of dollars cities get for infrastructure to the number of houses they allow to get built, require every federally funded transit station to have housing around it and sell off federal buildings to build homes that people can afford?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: he wants to pretend he fights for ordinary Canadians, but he is not fighting for St. Thomas right now. He is not fighting for communities that need investment, that need opportunities to build those communities, to be there to support schools and after-school programs and hospitals and businesses in the kind of ecosystem it gets when one has a big investment like Volkswagen landing once again, after the Ford plant left under his leadership. We are moving forward on delivering for Canadians. One of the great ways to make sure Canadians can better afford their homes is to have good-paying jobs, which again, with their attacks on unions and the middle class, they are not going to deliver.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Lena Metlege Diab: our official language minority communities are facing multiple challenges. As a proud former provincial minister of Acadian affairs and francophonie, I am well aware of what community organizations need in order to address labour shortages, educational requirements, and so much more. I was pleased to attend this morning's announcement regarding the new action plan for official languages, a road map for the next five years. Could the Prime Minister tell the House about some of the measures included in the new action plan for official languages?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: I thank the member for Halifax West for her question and for her hard work. This morning we unveiled our new action plan for official languages. It includes historic investments to protect and promote our official languages. With this plan, we are investing over $4 billion in targeted areas such as francophone immigration, the educational continuum and the shortage of bilingual workers. Unlike the Conservative Party, which wants to cut access to local and French-language news, our government is once again standing up for linguistic minorities across the country.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: at a time when a family has to pay $2,500 just for one room in a house, when 1.5 million Canadians are accessing food banks and others are asking for medical assistance in dying because they are too poor to go on living after eight years of this Prime Minister, the Prime Minister is going to New York again, after billing taxpayers $6,000 for a hotel room in London. Will the Prime Minister show some respect for the people who pay his bills and announce today that he will repay the $6,000 for the hotel room in London?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: while the leader of the Conservative Party continues to attack me, I will continue to attack the challenges Canadians are facing. That is why, in the 2023 budget, we are announcing a grocery rebate to help 11 million Canadians with the cost of groceries. We are providing dental care to low- and modest-income Canadians who do not have insurance, because we know that it improves their quality of life and reduces the pressure on household budgets. We will continue to be there while the Conservatives vote against these measures.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: after sending 1.5 million people to the food bank, forcing families to spend 2,500 bucks to rent a single room in a townhouse and causing the highest food price inflation in a generation, he is off to New York to celebrate again. This is the same Prime Minister who spent $6,000 on a single hotel room for a single night at taxpayers' expense. Will he show a little decency and announce today he will pay that $6,000 back to Canadian taxpayers?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: while the member opposite continues to make misleading, unfounded personal attacks on me, I will continue to focus on delivering for Canadians, things he does not want to talk about like the dental care benefits they voted against that are delivering dental services to 250,000 kids so far and they keep going. They do not want to talk about the $10-a-day child care that is being delivered in six out of 13 provinces and territories right now, with child care fees cut in half, saving thousands of dollars for average families across the country. These are the things we are going to continue to invest in.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Pierre Poilievre: he has already admitted it was him who stayed in that $6,000-a-night room. He tried to cover it up for months, but he got caught, and now Canadians know that while they are eating at food banks, while they are skipping meals and while they are crammed into one bedroom in a townhouse he is spending $6,000 of their tax dollars per night on a single room. I will make him a deal. I will never raise this issue again if he stands today and announces he will pay the money back. Will he do that for Canadians?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: it is interesting to see the lengths to which the Conservative leader will go to not talk about our budget and to not talk about child care, which he stands against and which has saved hundreds of dollars a month for Canadians across this country. He will not talk about it because he is ideologically opposed to child care, or at least part of his team is. He will not talk about dental care being delivered for low-income Canadian kids. These are things he voted against as well. They are things that are helping Canadians. They are things he will continue to stand against, and he will look for anything he can do to talk about anything other than things that would help Canadians.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Charles Sousa: that is right. Stephen Harper shocked the world at the World Economic Forum, saying that major transformations were coming to seniors pensions. This meant raising the age of retirement from 65 to 67 and forcing vulnerable Canadians to work longer before having access to their hard-earned pensions. Can the Prime Minister please update the House on what our government has done to fix that reckless mistake?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: I want to thank the member for Mississauga--Lakeshore for his tireless advocacy and his hard work. Indeed, one of the very first things we did when we took office was cancel the Harper Conservatives' plan for seniors and bring the age of retirement back down to 65. Instead of cutting OAS and GIS payments as they did, we raised them, and that led to us having the lowest poverty rates among seniors in the world. Now, we are trying to get the new grocery rebate legislation through the Senate to make life more affordable for seniors. We hope the partisanship of today's Conservative Party in the Senate will not be an obstacle to helping Canadians retire with financial security.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Jagmeet Singh: this is getting ridiculous. As the cost of groceries increases, the price of housing spikes and we are in a period of unprecedented inflation, the Prime Minister swears he understands how difficult this is. The facts show that he does not understand anything. It is just bad theatre. Will this Prime Minister finally take the situation seriously, cancel his trip and do whatever it takes to offer a fair contract to the workers?
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: as I said, we have put an offer on the table via our negotiators that presents a level of compensation that is equal to what a third-party expert had recommended as a good solution. It is a good starting point for the negotiations in the coming days. The work will continue. In the meantime, I should point out that the first thing we did was lower taxes for the middle class and increase them for the wealthiest 1%. The NDP sided with the Conservatives in voting against that measure.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Alain Rayes: everyone knows how valuable and important the Canada summer jobs program for students is in supporting our municipalities, community organizations, day camps, small businesses and farms. It is especially vital for our young people as it helps them prepare for the labour market by giving them opportunities in their field. That is particularly true given the current labour shortage and inflationary crisis. The Prime Minister and the Liberal government boast about wanting to support young people. I would ask them to explain why the budgets and subsidies for student jobs were cut by one-third this year.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau: during the pandemic, we increased the funding for the Canada summer program to help young people. Now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, we are bringing the funding back to prepandemic levels, with a bit of an increase. We invested even more in different programs to help young people. Young people no longer have to pay interest on their federal student loans. We made bigger investments in programs and bursaries for them. We will continue to be there for young people. I thank my colleague for his very good question.
Democratic Institutions
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Speaker: I am now prepared to rule on the point of order raised on April 25 by the member for Sherwood Park--Fort Saskatchewan concerning the statement made the same day about the monarchy. Standing Order 18 states the following, and I quote: No member shall speak disrespectfully of the Sovereign, nor of any of the royal family, nor of the Governor General or the person administering the Government of Canada. As stated at page 431 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice , third edition, during Statements by Members, provided that guidelines are respected, I quote, "Members who are not Ministers can address the House for up to one minute on virtually any matter of international, national, provincial or local concern." Statements must therefore respect these guidelines. They may touch on the institution of the monarchy itself or its institutional role in our system of government. As has always been the case, they cannot, however, contain disrespectful remarks directed at the sovereign. After having considered the matter, the Chair finds that the statement respected the guidelines for Statements by Members and Standing Order 18. I thank the members for their attention.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Speaker: All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, it is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, it is carried. I would like to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 26 minutes.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Speaker: It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 23(2) of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, certified copies of the reports of the federal electoral boundaries commissions for the provinces of Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), these reports are deemed permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Judy A. Sgro: I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the eighth report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, in relation to Bill C-282 , an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, on supply management. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House without amendment.
Committees of the House
Date: 2023_04_26
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Sean Casey: I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the following two reports of the Standing Committee on Health. The committee's 12th report concerns the main estimates 2023-24. In addition, I present the 13th report, in relation to Bill C-252 , an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, on the prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.