HANSARD: Will the Prime Minister commit to funding projects to build home that families desperately need?
House of Commons Hansard #228 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session.
Housing
Oral Questions
October 3rd, 2023 / 3:30 p.m.
Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP
Oral Questions
October 3rd, 2023 / 3:30 p.m.
Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP
Mr. Speaker, Canadians are struggling to keep a roof over their heads, whether they are seniors being renovicted, people who are unhoused and in an encampment or young families dreaming of owning their own home. The Liberals claim that they want to see more affordable homes built faster, yet they have rejected offers of municipal land and provincial and territorial money from British Columbia and Nunavut to build homes.
Talk is cheap. Empty promises will not house people. Will the Prime Minister commit to funding these projects to build homes that families desperately need?
Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
Liberal
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that, recently, alongside British Columbia and the City of Vancouver, the member for Vancouver Centre announced the groundbreaking for the construction of 154 new affordable housing units close to transit. This new building in the heart of Davie Village will also house QMUNITY, a non-profit organization providing access to safe and secure services for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS. This is what we can accomplish when we work together, ensuring Vancouverites can live close to where they work and access the services they need.
