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The housing minister is doubling down to keep home costs high
Jul 23, 2025
The housing minister is doubling down to keep home costs high
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Speaker, on day one of his new job, the
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prime minister's housing minister told
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Canadians that home prices don't need to
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come down. After 10 years, the Liberals
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have doubled housing prices, down
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payments, mortgage payments, and rent.
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And now the housing minister is doubling
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down to keep home costs high. Can the
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Minister of Housing tell Canadians how
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many more families must fall behind
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before his government takes action and
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finally tables a budget?
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Minister of Housing.
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Mr. Speaker, uh this government is
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taking action to put more money in
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Canadians pockets by cutting their taxes
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right now and we expect the support of
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the members opposite to ensure that
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Canadians can afford more housing
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options because they have more money in
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their pockets. It's a it's simple math,
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difficult for the Conservatives across
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maybe to comprehend, but cutting taxes
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on GST for first-time home buyers and
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income tax delivers more affordability.
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The member for Niagara Falls, Niagara on
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the link.
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Speaker, the Ontario Land Registry
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Office, Terranet, reports the average
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age of a firsttime home buyer in Ontario
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last year was 40, up from 34 a decade
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earlier. New data also shows GTA home
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sales are the worst since the market
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crash of the 1990s. And at home, the
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Niagara Homebuilders Association has
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said housing starts in Niagara are at a
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10-year low. This is the Liberals
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government's 10-year record. Speaker, so
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can the Prime Minister tell us why
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Canadians should trust him and his
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government to fix the problems they
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themselves created?
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Minister of Housing.
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Mr. Speaker, uh I served for 10 years as
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mayor of Vancouver on the front lines of
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a housing crisis.
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Here, here.
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Here. Here.
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Cities, as many mayors and counselors
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here in Ottawa this week know do not
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have the tools, the finances, or the
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jurisdiction to solve a housing crisis.
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That's why I'm here now. I am here now
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so the federal government can implement
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changes to make housing more affordable
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at a scale not seen in generations.
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