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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:11 [p.7430]
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Madam Chair, to answer a collection of flaccid talking points is a bit tough, but let me simply point out that it took a full decade before labour force participation in Canada recovered to its previous levels after the 2008-09 recession. We are not going to repeat that mistake. We are going to support Canadians, we are going to support Canadian workers, and Canada is going to come roaring back.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:12 [p.7430]
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Madam Chair, I absolutely see housing as a key economic issue for our country. It is an issue for the federal government, it is an issue for provinces and it is an issue for municipalities. In fact, the member is a B.C. MP, and I had a great conversation with Kennedy Stewart, the mayor of Vancouver, just last week about this.
We have done a lot of work, and we need to keep on working on this essential issue.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:13 [p.7430]
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Madam Chair, the government is here to support that young family. We are working hard with provinces and municipalities to build more homes for young Canadian families. For a young family, early learning and child care is going to help it a lot.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:13 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, I have a lot of respect for the member opposite, but there is a factual error in his question.
There has been significant emphasis on housing in our government's policies for years and in this budget: $70 billion in the national housing strategy; the rapid housing initiative was a billion, the budget adds $1.5 billion additional dollars; $300 million in the—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:15 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, let me encourage the member opposite to vote for the budget, because there is another $1.5 billion in it for the rapid housing initiative. I agree that it is a great program, and that is why we believe in expanding it.
Just last week, I spoke to the mayors of Vancouver, Halifax, Toronto and Montreal specifically about housing. They told me they love the rapid housing initiative, so let us get the budget bill passed and get them more money for this great program.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:15 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, the national housing strategy is an unprecedentedly fast program that has moved more people out of homelessness into housing.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:16 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, I am going to quote something that Kennedy Stewart said to me, which I found very moving. He said he felt that thanks to the rapid housing initiative, formerly homeless people in Vancouver now have a place to—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:16 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, as I said a moment ago, the national housing strategy will build up to 125,000 affordable units. However, I want to talk about another program that is particularly relevant as we are recovering from the pandemic. That is the $300-million—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:17 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, I am going to quickly finish talking about the $300 million for the rental construction financing initiative. This will convert empty office space that has appeared in our downtowns into affordable housing. It is a great program and a reason to support the budget.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:17 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, we are hopscotching each other, but I owe the member an answer on money laundering. This budget takes unprecedentedly strong action against tax evasion and aggressive tax—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:18 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, on money laundering, let me point to one of the measures that I think is important in the budget: the measure on beneficial ownership. It brings transparency to this area. Many activists in the area of transparency have been directly in touch with me to say—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:18 [p.7431]
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Madam Chair, the new registry needs, as a first step, all of us to vote for the budget, so let us do that.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:19 [p.7432]
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Madam Chair, the budget makes unprecedented investments in reconciliation with the indigenous people in Canada, with $18 billion over five—
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:36 [p.7434]
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Madam Chair, I have had exchanges with the member opposite about this issue.
When we created the emergency relief programs, our immediate objective was to support the businesses that were up and running that had no choice but to try to keep going when the pandemic hit. We absolutely understand the particular situation faced either by businesses that have been created since the pandemic or businesses that were on the verge of launching when the pandemic started.
I will finish in my next answer. I realize my time has run out.
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Lib. (ON)
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2021-05-26 21:37 [p.7434]
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Madam Chair, Bill C-30 and the budget contain a huge amount of support for all Canadian small businesses. I will start with the digital adoption program, which is going to be a huge productivity boost. There is also talk about the tax incentive—
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