Mr. Speaker, my constituents in Parkdale\u2014High Park have spoken to me repeatedly about housing. They have told me that after a 25 year absence, the federal government needs to re-engage. They have said to me that housing is foundational, that when we solve housing needs, it gives Canadians a better chance at good health and at educational and economic success.
\nWe listened to our constituents and responded with the national housing strategy. This strategy focuses on our most vulnerable citizens, including veterans, seniors, indigenous persons, survivors of domestic violence, and people dealing with mental health and addiction issues.
\nIt is a strategy that will inject $40 billion into housing, will build 100,000 new units, and repair 300,000 more, a strategy which will reduce homelessness by half in 10 years. Most important, it is a strategy that will entrench housing as a human right. That is the kind of protection the constituents in Parkdale\u2014High Park, and indeed all Canadians, deserve.
", "fr": "Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les r\u00e9sidants de ma circonscription, Parkdale\u2014High Park, me parlent souvent du logement. Ils font valoir que, apr\u00e8s avoir laiss\u00e9 ce dossier de c\u00f4t\u00e9 pendant 25 ans, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral doit se remettre \u00e0 la t\u00e2che. Ils affirment aussi que le logement est d'une importance fondamentale et que, lorsque les Canadiens disposent d'un logement ad\u00e9quat, ils ont de meilleures chances de vivre en sant\u00e9, de r\u00e9ussir leurs \u00e9tudes et d'assurer leur r\u00e9ussite financi\u00e8re.
\nNous avons entendu nos concitoyens et nous avons r\u00e9pondu avec la Strat\u00e9gie nationale sur le logement. C'est une strat\u00e9gie qui vise les personnes les plus vuln\u00e9rables, les v\u00e9t\u00e9rans, les a\u00een\u00e9s, les Autochtones, les survivants de violence domestique, ceux qui sont aux prises avec des probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 mentale et ceux qui luttent contre la d\u00e9pendance.
\nLa strat\u00e9gie permettra d'injecter 40 milliards de dollars dans le secteur du logement, de construire 100 000 nouvelles unit\u00e9s et d'en r\u00e9nover 300 000 autres, et de couper l'itin\u00e9rance de moiti\u00e9 d'ici 10 ans. Plus important encore, la strat\u00e9gie inscrira le droit au logement parmi les droits de la personne. Voil\u00e0 une protection que m\u00e9ritent tous les r\u00e9sidants de Parkdale\u2014High Park, et tous les Canadiens.
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