Gregor Robertson

Mr. Speaker, our government is taking action on buy Canadian with all of the housing that we are financing. We are financing a significant amount of housing. Last year, over 8,000 non-market homes were built, which is a record of many decades. We are seeing a big scale-up in rental housing. The builders across Canada are using Canadian materials increasingly. We need to support that. We could [more]

Mr. Speaker, I think almost every member of the House comes from immigrant stock. Canada is a country of immigrants, and to blame immigrants for a housing crisis is absolutely unfair and unjust. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, I would reprimand the member opposite for constantly attacking immigrants. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

immigration minister Mr. Speaker, as thesaid, the levels are under control right now. We are working very closely between immigration levels and housing starts. We see the success we are having on the housing front. We have seen 141,000 homes created by the MLI select program. We have seen over 80,000 homes in the apartment construction loan program. With Build Canada Homes, there are over [more]

Mr. Speaker, that is rich coming from the other side who vote against affordable housing measures at every turn. That is hypocrisy. We are focused on scaling up construction of housing across our country. I have just recited the latest numbers we have. We have positive news on rent. Rents have come down for 23 months in a row, making life more affordable for Canadians and for newcomers. We have [more]

Mr. Speaker, there is a difference between immigrants and immigration, first and foremost. When the member opposite— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

Mr. Speaker, there is a big difference. The member opposite demonizes immigrants, which is specifically what he said. The member opposite said, “immigrants”. Prime Minister Many countries in the world, including Canada, have challenges around immigration. Lots of people want to come to Canada. We need to keep up with the housing we build, and as thehas said, we need to make sure the housing we [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank outgoing Premier Eby and his team. To speak directly to the question from the member opposite, this government is focused on delivering on affordability, whether that is through tax cuts on income tax, the groceries and essentials benefit or the fuel excise tax. We have brought down the costs. We have seen rents come down for 24 months in a row. We are delivering on [more]

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of our colleagues here, I want to congratulate the new government of B.C., the premier-elect and his team. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!