Connie Cody

Mr. Speaker, one year ago, Canadians did not feel safe on their own streets. After a year of the same old Liberal government, they are now afraid in their own homes. In Cambridge, people are being attacked where they sleep. A 60-year-old senior was assaulted in his own home. A homeowner had his wallet taken while the offenders also tried to steal his car. In the middle of the night, a woman was [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal minister just told Canadians to feel safer because they proposed a band-aid for a system they broke. Canadians do not need another paper promise. They need to be safe in their own homes. The Liberal government's soft-on-crime laws let repeat offenders walk free and come right back through Canadians' front doors. Police are forced to arrest the same offenders again and [more]

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's remarks on this issue and the broader concern around private property rights. Could my colleague speak further to how government delay and unclear action on property rights risks setting a precedent nationwide and what that does to public trust when Canadians want certainty that their homes truly belong to them?

Minister, is a shelter—

Minister, no Canadian should feel pushed toward MAID because of poverty or housing insecurity. What are you actually doing now, today, to prevent that from happening?

Minister, that's not answering my question. People are being forced out of home ownership. There aren't enough homes for them. Building houses in two years, three years, five years or 10 years won't help people with home ownership now. Many are becoming homeless. I have an 84-year-old woman in my city who can no longer afford the high cost of living and had to go to a shelter. What would you say [more]

She's not answering.

Minister, I'm talking about shelters. Is a shelter a safe place for an 84-year-old woman today to live, if she can even get into one?

What are her options now, Minister?

I'm sorry to interrupt you, Minister. Here are some stats from your own home area. Shelter use has increased 44% from 2023 to 2024; shelters in your area are operating at 383% over capacity. The wait-list in Peel has more than doubled. Mississauga has publicly acknowledged rising homelessness as part of a growing housing affordability crisis. According to your government data, one out of five [more]

Minister, that's not an answer. I asked you if a 107% increase in unsheltered homelessness is acceptable to you.

Minister, it's not enough, because things are not getting any better. I have the reports right here, asking us about seniors, the poor and disabled, and why Canada is euthanizing the poor. Seniors are wanting MAID rather than losing their home and their dignity. The CEO of the Mississauga Food Bank, Meghan Nicholls, has publicly said she has clients who are asking her how to apply for MAID [more]