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{
"time": "2026-06-16 17:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Gregor Robertson",
"fr": "L'hon. Gregor Robertson"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9413246\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, we absolutely cannot forget about the important housing needs in smaller communities. Rural Canada faces many of the same challenges in terms of affordability and housing supply. Particularly in the north, housing supply is a huge challenge.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9413247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Build Canada Homes is an agency focused on making sure the supply side is boosted, but in this case, the funding would be going to the provinces and territories. Ontario has given us the first example of what can be done. It is choosing to use its funding to effectively eliminate the HST for homebuyers throughout Ontario. It would benefit homebuyers and home builders, by extension, across all of Ontario, from urban to rural. Obviously that is a much-needed break on the HST for the homebuyers. That would be provided for in Ontario because of the housing supply bill.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9413246\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous ne pouvons en aucun cas n\u00e9gliger les besoins criants en logement dans les petites collectivit\u00e9s. Les r\u00e9gions rurales du Canada sont confront\u00e9es aux m\u00eames probl\u00e8mes d'abordabilit\u00e9 et d'offre, et dans le Nord, la situation est particuli\u00e8rement critique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9413247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Maisons Canada a pour mission d'accro\u00eetre l'offre de logements, mais dans ce cas pr\u00e9cis, le financement serait vers\u00e9 aux provinces et aux territoires. L'Ontario a d\u00e9j\u00e0 montr\u00e9 la voie en affectant ce financement \u00e0 l'\u00e9limination de la TVH pour les acheteurs dans toute la province. Cette mesure b\u00e9n\u00e9ficierait aux acheteurs comme aux constructeurs de logements partout en Ontario, tant en milieu urbain que rural. De toute \u00e9vidence, il s'agit d'un all\u00e9gement bienvenu de la TVH pour les acheteurs, rendu possible gr\u00e2ce au projet de loi sur l'offre de logements.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/6/16/gregor-robertson-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gregor-robertson/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4848/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13586584",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Government Business No. 11\u2014Proceedings on Bill C-26",
"fr": "L'affaire \u00e9manant du gouvernement no 11 \u2014 Les d\u00e9lib\u00e9rations sur le projet de loi C\u201126"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Motion That Debate Be Not Further Adjourned",
"fr": "Motion portant que le d\u00e9bat ne soit plus ajourn\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/6/16/",
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}