Juno News - April 18, 2024


Poilievre and Trudeau face off on housing crisis


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Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech on the need for affordable housing in Canada. Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada and is the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. He has been in office for almost 10 years and has failed to deliver on his promise to make housing more affordable for all Canadians.

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00:00:00.000 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:00:02.220 I want you to know that the status quo is unacceptable.
00:00:06.520 That Canada has become an unfair country where young people, an entire generation, cannot afford a home and families cannot afford food.
00:00:16.960 And if he finds out who's been running this place for the last nine years, there will be hell to pay.
00:00:22.840 Will the Prime Minister complete his investigation and tell us who's been in charge for the last half?
00:00:40.000 The right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:00:43.080 When we first got elected, we raised taxes on the wealth.
00:00:53.820 The right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:00:56.140 Mr. Speaker, when we got elected, the first thing we did was raise taxes on the wealthiest 1% and lower them for the middle class, a measure that the Conservative Party voted against.
00:01:06.540 We've continued to invest in young people, invest in standing up a national housing strategy after the previous government had completely ignored housing.
00:01:15.620 And the former Housing Minister, who is now Leader of the Opposition, was responsible for creating exactly six affordable homes in his time as Minister.
00:01:23.980 We've continued to invest and we're going to continue to make sure that the economy is fair for every generation.
00:01:31.140 And that means asking the wealthiest to pay a little more so we can put more money in the pockets of the middle class. 0.98
00:01:37.780 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:01:39.620 Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has got to stop getting his fax from his incompetent housing minister's Twitter account.
00:01:47.100 This is the same guy who, as an immigration minister, lost track of a million people.
00:01:52.720 When I was housing minister, we built 92,782 new apartment units with an average rent of $973.
00:02:07.900 How many apartments will the Prime Minister build at the price of $972 a month this year?
00:02:14.340 Hear, hear.
00:02:15.340 The right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:02:19.400 Mr. Speaker, our housing plan is the most ambitious and comprehensive in Canada's history.
00:02:24.820 We'll unlock three, close to four million homes by 2031.
00:02:30.860 This happens because we're working with municipalities, we're working with provinces to increase the levels of ambition.
00:02:37.540 We've put out the most comprehensive and ambitious housing plan this country has ever seen.
00:02:41.920 Because we know that making sure that young people can afford a home, making sure we change the way homes are built in this country, 0.96
00:02:48.360 is about building a stronger future for everyone in this country.
00:02:51.740 That's what fairness for every generation looks like.
00:02:54.140 That's what this government is focused on, while they're focused on cuts.
00:03:00.220 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:03:02.200 We will cut the rent.
00:03:03.580 When I was Minister of Housing, we paid half as much for rent in Canada that we pay today.
00:03:09.320 And on that question of his ambitious housing plan, I decided to read all about it in their 2015 platform.
00:03:17.440 They said,
00:03:18.580 We will make it easier for Canadians to find an affordable place to call home.
00:03:22.420 That was nine years ago.
00:03:25.320 They doubled the cost since that promise was made.
00:03:29.580 And then they repeated the promise yesterday.
00:03:31.920 Why do we expect the same promise, with the same programs, and the same Prime Minister to be kept this time?
00:03:40.800 The right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:03:43.060 I was in Vancouver a few weeks ago to speak with young people about the fact that we're supporting renters with greater protections
00:03:50.340 and making sure that the money they spend every month on rent actually gets counted in their credit score
00:03:56.660 so they can help get a mortgage on into the future.
00:04:00.240 Our housing plan will unlock 3.87 million new homes by cutting red tape, by reforming zoning,
00:04:07.220 by lowering costs of home building, by using public lands and vacant government offices for housing.
00:04:12.540 We're making it easier to save up for tax-free for a down payment.
00:04:16.620 We're helping to end chronic homelessness and make homes more affordable.
00:04:21.200 We're going to continue doing it.
00:04:23.300 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:04:25.620 Oh, he's going to turn public buildings and land into housing.
00:04:28.160 When are we got that idea?
00:04:30.440 Actually, it was, let me quote,
00:04:32.240 We will conduct an inventory of all federal lands and buildings that could be repurposed
00:04:35.540 and make some of these lands available at low cost for affordable housing.
00:04:39.200 That is from his 2015 budget.
00:04:41.620 And now, nine years later, he can only point to 13 homes on those public lands.
00:04:47.500 And yesterday, he promised a rapid review of all the federal land portfolios.
00:04:52.600 Rapid review.
00:04:53.680 How rapid?
00:04:54.340 Another nine years?
00:04:59.620 The right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:05:01.980 Mr. Speaker, we made a choice.
00:05:04.140 We made a choice to invest in Canadians and that started when we took office
00:05:08.900 because the previous government had not invested in Canadians,
00:05:12.840 continued to choose cuts to services,
00:05:15.980 continued to choose austerity over the kinds of investments
00:05:18.960 that a confident country should be making in its citizens.
00:05:22.440 And that's where we have stepped up and that's where we are stepping up right now
00:05:26.240 to make sure that young people have the opportunities
00:05:29.240 to build a strong future themselves
00:05:31.120 by asking the wealthiest 0.1% to pay more in taxes.
00:05:35.400 Unfortunately, the Leader of the Opposition continues to stand with the ultra-wealthy
00:05:39.280 while we stand with the ultra-wealthy.
00:05:42.960 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:05:46.120 ...aimed immigration for housing costs
00:05:49.380 and the Immigration Minister who caused it all.
00:05:53.060 Then, he made that Minister responsible for housing.
00:05:56.420 Since that time, that Minister has a $4 billion housing accelerator
00:06:01.780 that he admits will not build any homes, no specific homes.
00:06:06.160 And in fact, since it began, housing starts have gone down this year
00:06:10.460 and his housing agency says they'll go down next year
00:06:13.900 and the year after that.
00:06:16.500 How is it the Prime Minister can spend $4 billion on a housing accelerator
00:06:20.880 that decelerates home building?
00:06:23.020 Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to talk about the housing accelerator
00:06:29.600 because it stands in direct contrast with any plan
00:06:33.340 that the Leader of the Opposition has put forward
00:06:35.580 to pick fights with municipalities and provinces on housing.
00:06:39.580 We're actually stepping up with investments
00:06:41.380 that are allowing for more densification for four units as of right
00:06:45.140 to make sure there's better use of public lands
00:06:47.460 including by municipalities and provinces
00:06:49.600 by making sure we're changing the math around building affordable homes
00:06:54.200 to unlock millions of homes over the coming years.
00:06:58.380 This is the work that we're doing right across the country
00:07:01.100 with people who are ambitious about solving the housing crisis.
00:07:04.700 If the Leader of the Opposition doesn't want to help solve it,
00:07:07.320 he needs to keep getting out of the way.
00:07:08.700 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:07:14.260 Well, it was solved when rent was $973 a month, Mr. Speaker,
00:07:18.900 until he came along.
00:07:20.880 But more proof that he is not worth the cost after nine years.
00:07:26.960 He's blaming the whole world.
00:07:29.160 If the world is to blame for the housing problems in Canada,
00:07:32.620 then why is it that housing here is 50 to 75 percent more expensive
00:07:36.660 than in the United States?
00:07:38.080 Why is it that housing costs have risen faster
00:07:40.620 than in any other G7 country relative to incomes?
00:07:46.180 Why is it that we have the fewest homes per capita
00:07:48.740 despite having the most land and the most lumber?
00:07:51.880 Why?
00:07:52.540 Is it him?
00:07:53.040 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:07:58.400 Mr. Speaker, the Member opposite well knows
00:08:00.900 that Canada's population is growing faster
00:08:02.960 than our fellow countries around the world.
00:08:05.860 And that is a good thing.
00:08:07.380 It is a good thing that we continue to draw in people
00:08:09.760 to be successful in this country.
00:08:11.660 It is also extremely important that we recognize
00:08:14.620 that even as the world is faced with challenges around inflation,
00:08:18.600 disrupted supply chains, getting over the pandemic,
00:08:21.240 conflicts and shifting geopolitics,
00:08:23.280 Canada is actually on solider footing fiscally
00:08:26.060 than any of our other G7 partners.
00:08:28.420 With a lower debt-to-GDP ratio,
00:08:31.620 a lower deficit and a continued focus
00:08:34.480 on creating the jobs and the future that Canadians need.
00:08:37.200 Thank you.
00:08:44.940 Thank you.
00:08:45.920 Thank you.
00:08:46.840 Thank you.
00:08:48.500 Thank you.