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{
    "time": "2025-06-11 19:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Gregor Robertson",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Gregor Robertson"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8847064\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Chair, I will respond in English.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847065\" data-originallang=\"en\">That is a very important question about making sure young people have the opportunity to find affordable housing across Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847066\" data-originallang=\"en\">I will reference the largest, most ambitious housing plan that Canada has ever seen. We will see it take shape around \u201cbuild Canada homes\u201d, a new entity that will focus on scaling up construction and the building of affordable housing across Canada. It will double construction across the whole spectrum of housing, but will focus on affordable housing and tackling homelessness and the supportive social housing that is critical for that. We will also make sure that we deliver housing in the missing middle and for the younger generations so they can get into the housing market. We will put all of our tools on the table and will put them to work to deliver more affordable housing for Canadians of all ages. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8847064\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, je r\u00e9pondrai en anglais.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847065\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est une question tr\u00e8s importante sur la mani\u00e8re de faire en sorte que les jeunes puissent trouver un logement abordable partout au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847066\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vais parler du plan sur le logement le plus important et le plus ambitieux que le Canada ait jamais vu. Nous le verrons prendre forme autour du programme \u00ab Maisons Canada \u00bb, une nouvelle entit\u00e9 qui se concentrera sur l'intensification de la construction de logements abordables partout au Canada. Il permettra de doubler la construction de tous les types de logements, mais il se concentrera sur le logement abordable, la lutte contre l'itin\u00e9rance et les logements sociaux avec services de soutien, qui sont essentiels pour y arriver. Nous veillerons \u00e9galement \u00e0 fournir des logements de type interm\u00e9diaire, car il y a une p\u00e9nurie, et des logements destin\u00e9s aux jeunes, afin qu'ils puissent acc\u00e9der au march\u00e9 immobilier. Nous utiliserons tous les outils \u00e0 notre disposition pour offrir un plus grand nombre de logements abordables aux Canadiens de tous \u00e2ges.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2025/6/11/gregor-robertson-40/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/gregor-robertson/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4848/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13092718",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (A), 2025-26",
        "fr": "Le Budget principal des d\u00e9penses et le Budget suppl\u00e9mentaire des d\u00e9penses (A) 2025\u20112026"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2025/6/11/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2025%2F6%2F11%2F"
    }
}