Once passed, Bill C-56 will allow for the removal of the GST on the construction of new apartment buildings so that more rental housing gets built, faster.
That is why it was so important for me this morning to introduce—as our government’s first piece of legislation for this fall—the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act.
At a time when labour shortages are constraining industrialized economies around the world—and at a time when labour shortages are also contributing to inflation around the world—supply side solutions like affordable early learning and child care are more important than ever.
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Today, technological innovation promises to propel us into yet another new era. There is surely no better place to discuss the future of telecommunications than in the shadow of Signal Hill at a conference that marks another important milestone.
As we begin a new school year, I’d like to take a moment to thank all the child care workers and educators across Canada who work so hard to give our kids the best possible start in life.
When our government first announced our plan to make high quality, affordable child care a reality across Canada, it was welcomed by a lot of people — but to be honest there was also a lot of skepticism.And that skepticism was justifiable, because Canadian politicians had been making promises — for nearly five decades — to establish a national system of early learning and child care.
Thank you so much – and good afternoon, everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to join you here today – and I am very much looking forward to the panel discussion we’ll be having a short time from now with Kim and Terry.
What we are saying with these tax credits, and what we are saying to businesses and investors is: if you want to take advantage of the maximum benefit of these generous credits, you need to pay your employees the prevailing union wage. You need to create apprenticeship opportunities.