{"time": "2013-01-29 14:40:00", "attribution": {"en": "Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance, CPC)", "fr": "L'hon. Jim Flaherty (ministre des Finances, PCC)"}, "content": {"en": "

Mr. Speaker, Canadians value their homes. They like to invest in their homes. It is the most important investment that most Canadians will ever make in their lives. With interest rates being where they are, we are pleased that they have been able to afford more in the way of housing.

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Having said that, we have tightened the market with respect to residential insurance four times because of excessive demand and some price spirals that we saw in certain markets, particularly condo markets in Vancouver and Toronto.

", "fr": "

Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les Canadiens tiennent \u00e0 leurs maisons et ils estiment important d'investir dans celles-ci. L'achat d'une propri\u00e9t\u00e9 est l'investissement le plus important que feront la plupart des Canadiens au cours de leur vie. Compte tenu des taux d'int\u00e9r\u00eat actuels, ils ont eu les moyens de s'offrir mieux dans le secteur immobilier, ce dont nous nous r\u00e9jouissons.

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Nous avons resserr\u00e9 les r\u00e8gles relatives \u00e0 l'assurance hypoth\u00e9caire quatre fois en raison de la demande excessive et de la spirale des prix que nous avons observ\u00e9e dans certains march\u00e9s, y compris dans celui des condos \u00e0 Vancouver et \u00e0 Toronto.

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