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View Matthew Green Profile
NDP (ON)
Does CMHC still define affordability at 125% of market value, or are we talking about real affordability, closer to the 80% range?
Glenn Purves
View Glenn Purves Profile
Glenn Purves
2021-06-16 17:01
I don't have the answer to that. That's a question for—
View Matthew Green Profile
NDP (ON)
Mr. Duclos, in your previous role, you were the minister responsible for the national housing strategy. How would you define affordable housing?
View Jean-Yves Duclos Profile
Lib. (QC)
I believe, again, that you might want to talk to my colleague, Minister Hussen, for the current state of affairs. The right answer is that it's based on local conditions, obviously, and sensitive to local views on what is affordable, because we need to work with provinces and territories.
View Alistair MacGregor Profile
NDP (BC)
Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for appearing before the committee.
I represent a riding that has a very long history with forestry. I took some time before today's meeting to consult with the local steelworkers union, which has many employees in the local mills in my riding. Coastal forestry products are a pretty specialized subgroup. We have a pretty diversified market, but we certainly are affected by what's going on in the United States as well.
I want to put my question in the context of the astronomical lumber prices we're seeing right now. Are those to some extent helping us weather this current storm with the U.S.?
View Mary Ng Profile
Lib. (ON)
I want to thank the honourable member. I think this might be the first time we've had an opportunity to speak at committee. It's wonderful to have the opportunity to do this.
I think the tariffs that have been imposed are certainly causing concern for home builders and for consumers. We are, of course, concerned about it from the standpoint of our sector and our industry. Certainly, there is cause for concern. The tariffs just add to the cost. As I said, they are like a tax to the American home builder or consumer who is looking for this product. We are committed to working with the United States on this matter.
View Richard Martel Profile
CPC (QC)
According to Statistics Canada, the price of softwood lumber two-by-fours has more than tripled, going from $600 to $2,000 per thousand board feet.
What is the government doing to stabilize prices?
View Mary Ng Profile
Lib. (ON)
The tariffs that have been applied cause difficulty here for the Canadian industry, but they certainly do as well for American consumers and home builders. We will raise this issue with my American counterparts at every opportunity.
View Ziad Aboultaif Profile
CPC (AB)
Okay.
You've mentioned throughout your remarks that this is impacting the cost of lumber inside the United States and the cost of new buildings and so forth. Why are lumber prices going up in Canada, then?
View Mary Ng Profile
Lib. (ON)
I appreciate the honourable member for that question. What I would say here is that the tariffs that could go up as a result of the finding of the second administrative review of course are concerning, and we will need to vigorously defend the Canadian industry's interests, and I'll do that, along with our industry and our workers—
View Ziad Aboultaif Profile
CPC (AB)
What can we tell Canadians? For the average Canadian who wants to buy lumber for building a house or doing anything, what can we tell them? What can you tell them?
View Mary Ng Profile
Lib. (ON)
I think you can tell them both that my commitment is sincere and that I continue to work hard on behalf of the industry—
View Ziad Aboultaif Profile
CPC (AB)
But sincerity and commitment don't put food on the table. I'm asking: If we need to give Canadians some answers, some facts, what can we say to them? If the U.S. is imposing tariffs on the product going their way, that means it makes it expensive there. Why is this also reflecting on the Canadian consumer? Why?
View Mary Ng Profile
Lib. (ON)
I appreciate the honourable member's question. What I would say to Canadians, and particularly those workers in the forestry sector, who are middle-class Canadians, is that we will continue to work very hard on their behalf. We will do that with our American partners, and I will continue to pursue this work with the Canadian industry, just as we have done from day one.
View Ben Lobb Profile
CPC (ON)
View Ben Lobb Profile
2021-06-04 14:20
What's the price of a cubic metre of a comparable in Louisiana versus Saskatchewan or Alberta? I know there are a million different varieties, but what is it on average here?
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