Mr. Speaker, Canadians are facing a housing crisis that touches every corner of this country. That is why our government has launched a comprehensive housing plan, which is the most ambitious in our history, the most ambitious since the Second World War.
We are working in partnership with provinces, territories, municipalities, indigenous communities and the private sector. We spent all summer talking to industry; actually, we have been talking to industry since last year, to better understand how we can do this more quickly. We spent all summer engaging with stakeholders to make sure that what we are putting forward in “build Canada homes” is flexible and can address the crisis that we are facing.
We are reducing barriers to construction and investing in new housing programs. We are supporting first-time homebuyers, like I said earlier, with the GST rebate. We are launching “build Canada homes” to accelerate the pace of homebuilding and build affordable housing at scale. We are here for Canadians.