Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2026-05-26 19:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Finance and National Revenue, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne (ministre des Finances et du Revenu national, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9356145\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Chair, in front of all the people of Quebec City who are watching us, I want to congratulate the member. I think that the people of Quebec City should be proud to have an MP like him. He has a strong grasp of the issues, not only in the greater Quebec City area and in the national capital, but also as the former president of the Quebec City chamber of commerce and industry. He is obviously someone with extensive knowledge of important issues and economic matters.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356146\" data-originallang=\"fr\">He spoke to a very important issue, the housing issue. This is true in Quebec City, true across Quebec, and true across the country. We know that housing is one of the pillars of affordability. I know my colleague understands that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356147\" data-originallang=\"fr\">That is why we have made generational investments. That is why Build Canada Homes is going to play an important role, because we do need to build more housing, but what we really need to do is build more affordable housing. We know that housing is the first pillar of affordability for families.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356148\" data-originallang=\"fr\">People need to be able to find safe, affordable housing that is within their financial means and that is suited to their family's needs. I would like my colleague to know that I think he has a very good grasp of the reality, namely that housing has been the priority. The 2025 budget includes generational investments.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356149\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If we look at the total investments the government is making in housing for the five-year period from 2026-27 to 2030\u201331, we see that a total of $56 billion will be invested in various measures to help build more housing. We are already seeing results. Pressure has started to ease in major cities on house prices, as well as on the cost of housing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356150\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to congratulate my colleague on the speech he gave today in the House. It was a speech that demonstrated just how well he understands the issues that matter to the people in his constituency, to the people of Quebec City, but also to Canadians as a whole.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9356145\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Madame la pr\u00e9sidente, devant tous les gens de Qu\u00e9bec qui nous regardent, je veux f\u00e9liciter le d\u00e9put\u00e9. Je pense que les gens de Qu\u00e9bec doivent \u00eatre fiers d'avoir un d\u00e9put\u00e9 comme lui. Il s'agit de quelqu'un qui a une tr\u00e8s bonne compr\u00e9hension des enjeux, non seulement de la grande r\u00e9gion de Qu\u00e9bec et de la capitale nationale, mais qui les comprend en tant qu'ancien pr\u00e9sident de la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Qu\u00e9bec. On voit qu'il est quelqu'un qui a une connaissance tr\u00e8s approfondie des dossiers importants et des dossiers \u00e9conomiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356146\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il a parl\u00e9 d'un enjeu tr\u00e8s important, soit le logement. C'est vrai dans la ville de Qu\u00e9bec; c'est vrai partout au Qu\u00e9bec; et c'est vrai partout au pays. On sait que l'un des piliers de l'abordabilit\u00e9 est effectivement le logement. Je sais que mon coll\u00e8gue le comprend bien.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356147\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est pour \u00e7a que nous avons fait des investissements g\u00e9n\u00e9rationnels. C'est pour \u00e7a que Maisons Canada va jouer un r\u00f4le important parce que, en effet, on doit b\u00e2tir plus de logements, mais ce qu'on doit surtout faire, c'est b\u00e2tir plus de logements abordables. On sait que, pour une famille, c'est le premier pilier de l'abordabilit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356148\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans notre revenu disponible, on doit pouvoir trouver un logement abordable et s\u00e9curitaire, qui est adapt\u00e9 \u00e0 nos besoins en fonction de la famille. Je veux dire \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue que je pense qu'il a tr\u00e8s bien saisi la r\u00e9alit\u00e9, c'est-\u00e0-dire que le logement a \u00e9t\u00e9 la priorit\u00e9. On a vu dans le budget de 2025 des investissements g\u00e9n\u00e9rationnels.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356149\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si on regarde l'ensemble des investissements que nous avons faits en mati\u00e8re de logement pour la p\u00e9riode de 2026-2027 \u00e0 2030-2031, donc sur cinq ans, il s'agit d'investissements de 56 milliards de dollars qui seront investis justement dans diff\u00e9rentes mesures qui vont nous aider \u00e0 b\u00e2tir plus de logements. On voit d\u00e9j\u00e0 les r\u00e9sultats. On voit que la pression a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 diminuer dans les grandes villes sur le prix des maisons, mais aussi sur le prix du logement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9356150\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je veux f\u00e9liciter mon coll\u00e8gue pour l'expos\u00e9 qu'il a fait aujourd'hui devant la Chambre. C'\u00e9tait un expos\u00e9 qui d\u00e9montre \u00e0 quel point il comprend les enjeux qui sont importants pour les gens de sa circonscription, pour les gens de Qu\u00e9bec, mais aussi pour l'ensemble des Canadiens et des Canadiennes.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2026/5/26/francois-philippe-champagne-47/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/francois-philippe-champagne/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4185/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13523510",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Department of Finance\u2014Main Estimates, 2026-27",
        "fr": "Minist\u00e8re des Finances \u2014 Le Budget principal des d\u00e9penses 2026\u20112027"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2026/5/26/",
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        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F5%2F26%2F"
    }
}