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{
    "time": "2023-05-02 10:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)",
        "fr": "M. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7731529\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I closed my eyes at times during the Leader of the Opposition's speech, and it felt like I was listening to an NDP member. It shocked me to hear such words coming out of the mouth of the leader of the official opposition. It is no secret that housing is an area of provincial jurisdiction. Who could manage housing needs better than the municipalities themselves?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7731530\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Let me double-check something. I hear the Conservatives talking about penalizing municipalities that do not build enough new properties, new houses or new housing units. Does that not seem centralizing? Is it not the opposite of what the Conservatives usually preach? Can the Leader of the Opposition tell me if he agrees that no one knows housing needs better than the municipalities? Would he agree that what they need most from the federal government are adequate funds?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7731529\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je fermais parfois les yeux pendant le discours du chef de l'opposition et j'avais l'impression d'entendre un d\u00e9put\u00e9 du NPD. Je m'\u00e9tonne d'ailleurs que cela provienne de la bouche m\u00eame du chef de l'opposition officielle. Le logement est de comp\u00e9tence provinciale, c'est bien connu. Qui de mieux que les municipalit\u00e9s pour g\u00e9rer les besoins en logement qui les concernent?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7731530\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je voudrais m'assurer de quelque chose. J'entends des conservateurs dire qu'on va p\u00e9naliser les municipalit\u00e9s qui ne b\u00e2tissent pas suffisamment de nouvelles propri\u00e9t\u00e9s, de nouvelles maisons, de nouveaux logements. N'est-ce pas un peu centralisateur? N'est-ce pas un peu \u00e0 l'oppos\u00e9 de ce que les conservateurs pr\u00f4nent habituellement? Est-ce que le chef de l'opposition peut me dire s'il est d'accord sur le fait que les municipalit\u00e9s sont celles qui connaissent le mieux les besoins en mati\u00e8re en logement? Est-il d'accord pour dire que, ce dont elles ont besoin de la part du f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, c'est essentiellement le financement appropri\u00e9?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2023/5/2/martin-champoux-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/martin-champoux/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4585/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12178024",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Home Ownership and Renting Affordability",
        "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 L'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 et le loyer abordable"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2023/5/2/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2023%2F5%2F2%2F"
    }
}