Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, joined by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced new action, as part of Canada’s economic plan, to build more homes, faster, and strengthen competition to lower prices for Canadians.
The Deputy Prime Minister will provide an update on the government’s economic plan. She will be joined by the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Sean Fraser, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the appointment of Werner Liedtke as interim Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC).
Mr. Werner Liedtke joined the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) in March 2019 as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services.
I love Winnipeg, and I am so happy to be in Winnipeg today. And I am really happy to be here with the team at the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation and to see first-hand the amazing work you are doing, the amazing homes you are creating, and the amazing communities you are making possible.
The Deputy Prime Minister today also announced that the federal government is providing $16 million through the Affordable Housing Fund to build 214 new rental homes at 308 Colony Street—the latest new project in downtown Winnipeg. This near net-zero greenhouse gas emissions project includes 86 affordable homes for low-income and vulnerable Canadians and over 20 per cent of all homes are barrier-free or barrier-adaptable for persons with disabilities.
I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territories of several First Nations, including the Huron-Wendat Nation.
In addition to the base Canada Carbon Rebate amounts, starting this year, the federal government is proposing, through legislative amendments in Bill C-59, to double the rural top-up to 20 per cent, in recognition of rural Canadians’ higher energy needs and more limited access to cleaner transportation options.
