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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2025-06-11 19:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Tim Watchorn (Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Lib.)",
"fr": "Tim Watchorn (Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8847062\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Chair, I was the mayor of a municipality in my riding, and we were able to build 30 housing units for seniors aged 75 and over, with the collaboration of the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada. It took us five years, which is a very long time. We even had a housing summit. The findings are clear: People are unable to find housing in our region because it is too expensive. Young people, workers and the less fortunate are unable to find housing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847063\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to know if the minister can tell us how important an agency like \u201cbuild Canada homes\u201d is for meeting the needs of the people of Les Pays-d'en-Haut and all Canadians.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8847062\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 maire d'une municipalit\u00e9 de ma circonscription et nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 capables de faire un projet de 30 logements destin\u00e9s aux a\u00een\u00e9s de 75 ans et plus, avec la collaboration du gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec et du gouvernement du Canada. Il nous a fallu cinq ans, ce qui est tr\u00e8s long. Nous avons m\u00eame tenu un sommet sur le logement. Les constats sont clairs: les gens ne sont pas capables de se loger chez nous, parce que cela co\u00fbte trop cher. Les jeunes, les travailleurs et les moins nantis sont incapables de se loger.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8847063\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais savoir si le ministre peut nous faire part de l'importance d'une agence comme Maisons Canada pour subvenir aux besoins des citoyens des Pays\u2011d'en\u2011Haut et de l'ensemble des citoyens du Canada.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/6/11/tim-watchorn-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/tim-watchorn/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4704/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13092716",
"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"
}
}