WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:23.559 Thank you for listening to Depictions Media Radio. Welcome to 2 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:29.760 Policy and Rights the show. Gosh Welcomer, Policy, Human Joys. 3 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:58.640 All my Americans who've been saying immigrants are stealing our jobs, well, 4 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:01.880 guess what. Now's your big moment. The jobs are open, folks, 5 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.719 wide open. We need people in the fields to pick fruit, 6 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:07.599 harvest vegetables, and keep our food supply moving. 7 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:09.079 This is no joke. 8 00:01:09.519 --> 00:01:12.120 Farmers across the country are looking for hard working people 9 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:15.439 to step up, long hours, the hot sun beating down 10 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.120 on you, and good old fashioned hard work. You said 11 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:21.280 you wanted these jobs right, well here they are. No 12 00:01:21.319 --> 00:01:24.280 one's in your way now. So if you've been sitting 13 00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:27.560 at home saying, oh, those immigrants are taking all the opportunities, 14 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:31.400 guess what the opportunity is knocking at your door. All 15 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:34.000 you've got to do is answer, Lace up your boots, 16 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.599 roll up your sleeves, and show us what you've got. 17 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:39.480 Applications are open and the fields are waiting. This is 18 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:43.719 your time to shine. Or maybe, just maybe you weren't 19 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:45.239 really serious about wanting those jobs. 20 00:01:45.239 --> 00:01:45.920 What's it going to be? 21 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:49.599 Talk or action? The farms are calling. Don't keep them waiting. 22 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:52.519 We are open twenty four to seven for applications and 23 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:54.719 don't worry, we need a lot of people, all right. 24 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:59.680 Well, welcome back to policy and rights here in Depictions 25 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:04.280 Media Radio. You know that pieces just heard as we 26 00:02:04.359 --> 00:02:09.960 were coming into the show about farmers looking for workers 27 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:14.199 and where are those workers? Where are they right now? 28 00:02:15.479 --> 00:02:19.840 All those people who said, oh, well, the immigrants were 29 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:23.039 keeping us from our jobs, where are you now when 30 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:26.400 the farmers are looking for hard working people that you 31 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:31.919 said you were? So again that piece is shared with 32 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:39.360 me on Facebook and they, the people they shared it 33 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:41.800 with me, thought that it was an important message to 34 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:42.840 get out there. 35 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:44.080 All right. 36 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:53.680 So back to Canada and well they did it. Mark 37 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:57.039 Carney kicked it off. He kicked the can towards a 38 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:03.479 new election. The there is a federal election where the 39 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:07.240 polls will open for the voting April twenty eighth, which 40 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:13.080 would be the official date, and the three leaders have 41 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:17.759 launched their campaigns. And we're still waiting actually for us 42 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:21.039 to hear from Elizabeth May with the Green Party, because 43 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:24.520 it's always exciting to hear what the Greens actually have 44 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:31.039 to say, because what makes them important is how they 45 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:35.560 managed to take the votes away from all of the 46 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:43.960 front runners, how they managed to bring out the people 47 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:50.639 to vote for them because they want something different. You 48 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:55.919 can vote for the NDP and yes, you're gonna get unions. Well, 49 00:03:56.039 --> 00:03:59.800 what is a union other than another corporation that is 50 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:04.120 making money away from the workers, a tax your workers 51 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:08.159 saying that, oh, we're putting money aside for health care 52 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:13.080 for you, we're putting money aside for your retirement. We're 53 00:04:13.080 --> 00:04:16.839 going to protect you, and we're going to protect your rights. 54 00:04:17.480 --> 00:04:19.600 But when it comes down to it, if your rights 55 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:23.120 aren't straight down the board what they think they should be, 56 00:04:23.399 --> 00:04:30.079 they're not really going to protect you. So let's examine 57 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:35.040 the NDP on that level run by the unions. Okay, 58 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:40.759 then we got Pierre Pobier and his conservatives. Well we 59 00:04:40.879 --> 00:04:44.079 all know that, hey, the billionaires have a hold of them. 60 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:48.920 And by the way, if you watch and listen to 61 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:55.839 everything he says, he's mimicking the newly elected president in 62 00:04:55.920 --> 00:05:01.800 the United States. Gee, So let's question how his motives 63 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:06.759 and what is he really after and who does he 64 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:11.240 really work for? Who's really pulling those puppet strings? Could 65 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:12.959 it be Donald D. 66 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:13.639 Trump? 67 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:18.759 And we know who's pulling his strings? And as Vladimir putin. 68 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:23.560 So let's that brings us back to Mark Karney, which 69 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:29.800 Mark Kearney is not exactly going to reproduce what Justin 70 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:35.680 Trudeau did. He is going he is going to leave 71 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:37.600 a lot of programs in place, He is going to 72 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:43.040 leave a lot of ministers in place. But he already 73 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:49.279 has asked, let's let's remove the GST from selling a 74 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:53.759 home so that it makes it more affordable for a 75 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:56.920 new home buyer, for young people to actually own a home, 76 00:05:57.399 --> 00:05:58.480 achieve that dream. 77 00:05:58.560 --> 00:05:58.720 Right. 78 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:06.680 I know, mister Povier said the same thing, but Mark 79 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:15.360 Carney actually put it into action. The Conservatives also wanted 80 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:22.759 to see the carbon tax acts. Well, mister Carney didn't 81 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:26.720 exactly act the tax, but what he did do is 82 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:30.560 he changed it so that the polluters themselves would actually 83 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:35.279 actually have to pay the tax without passing it on 84 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:41.680 to the consumer. So there's gonna be a lot of 85 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:45.519 a lot of things wrapped around taxes, wrapped around health 86 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:53.560 benefits through throughout this whole election. Well, let's let's focus 87 00:06:53.639 --> 00:06:56.439 on some of the other issues at hand. We need 88 00:06:56.480 --> 00:07:00.959 to actually focus on what it What does this tax 89 00:07:02.759 --> 00:07:06.360 change mean for human rights? What does it mean for 90 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:11.199 the people who live in Canada to live better? What 91 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:19.079 does it mean towards equality if we go after and 92 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:24.079 we listen to the Conservative Party according to human rights, 93 00:07:24.279 --> 00:07:30.680 they also want to end diversity hiring. Diversity hiring doesn't 94 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:35.319 mean necessarily mean that I'm going to hire somebody because 95 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:38.360 I need somebody in that category in my business. What 96 00:07:38.399 --> 00:07:44.160 it means is that I'm going to look past some 97 00:07:44.199 --> 00:07:47.279 of the other physical attributes that you may have and 98 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:50.600 look at your talents and see if your talents actually 99 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:55.319 fit the job. I'm not going to hire you because 100 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:59.279 oh you're a part of a certain race, you're part 101 00:07:59.279 --> 00:08:02.680 of a certain relation religion, that you're completely able body. 102 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:05.959 I'm going to hire you because, look, it's a cerebral job. 103 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.600 I don't care that you're in a wheelchair. That's fine. 104 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:12.800 We will accommodate you so that you can do the 105 00:08:12.879 --> 00:08:17.800 job and do the best job possible. That's what we 106 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:20.759 need to be looking at. That's what we need to 107 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:25.519 face with diversity hiring. That's what diversity hiring truly means. 108 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:28.959 And back to. 109 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:33.639 Our other message with the farmers, Well, there is a 110 00:08:33.799 --> 00:08:37.840 party out there that wants to completely change the foreign 111 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:44.279 worker policy that would acts bringing farm workers in to 112 00:08:44.519 --> 00:08:47.720 help with the farms I know here in BC with 113 00:08:47.840 --> 00:08:50.840 the berry farmers. That would mean that a bunch of 114 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:55.440 people who come to actually help pick berries during the 115 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:59.200 appropriate season, that they come from outside of the country 116 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:07.440 to do the work that other people wouldn't do, which 117 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:11.960 means that the berries sit on the bush, they sit 118 00:09:12.039 --> 00:09:19.159 in the fields, and they rot. Seriously, we have to 119 00:09:19.279 --> 00:09:24.919 understand who is willing to do the work and allow 120 00:09:25.039 --> 00:09:32.519 them to do that work seriously is examined. Who is 121 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:37.000 able to do the work to get the job done, 122 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.879 and to get the job done brilliantly, not in a 123 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:47.720 mediocre fashion. We need to toss society, mediocricy and achieve excellence. 124 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:52.159 That's what this election is gonna be about. And that 125 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:56.320 is what you the voter when you go on April 126 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.639 twenty eighth to cast your vote, that is what you 127 00:09:59.720 --> 00:10:06.039 are going to be casting your vote for excellence. So 128 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:10.519 let's move forward, and we're going to listen to the 129 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:17.519 three leaders as they discuss their party's planned and we're 130 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:21.480 also going to hear the announcement that acts the GST 131 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:22.720 on housing. 132 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:28.679 It is great pleasure for me to be here and 133 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:32.360 I want to thank Emma and adsil from o Hit 134 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:37.799 Homes and for inviting us here, hosting us here, but 135 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:40.200 for what you're doing and being part of what is 136 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:42.879 an incredible story in terms of housing. 137 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:43.399 Uh. 138 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:46.120 You know, I looked out as I came in. We're 139 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:49.679 in the shadow of Commonwealth Stadium. But when I think 140 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:51.960 of it as in the shadow of Clark Stadium, those 141 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:55.799 of you who are from Everton remember those days, and 142 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:58.799 the transformation of the stadium yards here is part of 143 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:02.120 a bigger transformation in this city, which really is the 144 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:06.120 most successful story in housing across the country, a story 145 00:11:06.279 --> 00:11:11.600 that needs to continue and needs to be emulated. You know, 146 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:14.120 I'm going to start on a slight different point though, 147 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:18.000 if I may, which is something else that Canada's new 148 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:22.799 government announced this morning, which is a provision of one 149 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:26.720 hundred and eighty seven million dollars to support the reconstruction 150 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:30.559 of roads, of campgrounds, of trails and of housing housing 151 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:35.279 in Jasper town site, but the rest across the National Park. 152 00:11:36.039 --> 00:11:38.879 It's a special place. Jasper is a special place I 153 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:41.720 think for all of us, all of us Canadians, very 154 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:45.320 much so for those from the region, those here in Edmonton. 155 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:49.559 I knew it well growing up and have some unforgettable 156 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:53.559 memories from you know sublime going around the lakes and camping, 157 00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:57.320 are hiking to the terrifying when a bear tore apart 158 00:11:57.360 --> 00:12:03.399 the tent next to us. Well, we were cycling. So 159 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:06.840 it was heartbreaking when the fires ravaged the park and 160 00:12:06.919 --> 00:12:10.240 through the town site. And this funding announced today will 161 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:16.159 help residents get back home faster, rebuild the town stronger 162 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:22.840 than ever, and also build out the park infrastructure. As 163 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:25.679 the mayor said, I'm back in Edmonton. I owe everything 164 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:28.759 to the city. It's where I grew up. It's the 165 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:32.759 place that shaped my understanding of our great nation. It's 166 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:36.080 where I was taught in the classroom, around the kitchen table, 167 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.399 at the rink, the value of hard work, the strength 168 00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:43.639 of community, the importance of ambition and humility. And that's 169 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:47.759 a uniquely Canadian combination, I think, and combining ambition and humility. 170 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:50.799 But we can get it right. These are good values. 171 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:54.399 These are Alberta values, and back when I was growing up, 172 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:03.519 that's what you needed to succeed. Jenet Sam see two 173 00:13:05.559 --> 00:13:13.399 to It's de viv Comfort. Lavoie Lodge moved san that 174 00:13:13.559 --> 00:13:14.960 was in community. 175 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:25.799 Edmonton in. 176 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:36.480 Solangement on the page more in the deficiy the fond 177 00:13:36.840 --> 00:13:42.679 Infermi is so largement on the bets and Economy said, 178 00:13:43.679 --> 00:13:48.759 stable housing, access to housing is the foundation for success. 179 00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:53.240 Without housing, it's hard to focus on your future without housing, 180 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:57.480 it's hard to start a family. And without housing, we 181 00:13:57.600 --> 00:14:00.200 can't build the strongest economy in the g s of it. 182 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:04.720 And the reality today is that when Canadians, particularly young 183 00:14:04.799 --> 00:14:08.480 Canadians across the country are doing everything right, studying hard, 184 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:13.519 getting a good education or training, securing a well paying job, 185 00:14:13.759 --> 00:14:16.279 saving up, they often barely have enough to pay the rent. 186 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:18.919 Now that's not true here, that's not true here with 187 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:22.879 these units. That's not true here in Edmonton. But it's 188 00:14:22.919 --> 00:14:27.480 a bigger challenge across the country and the challenge of 189 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:30.799 being able to afford a home. And the reason is 190 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.320 that Edmonton is not Canada. Edmonton, Canada is not building 191 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:39.519 enough new homes and so as a result, housing is 192 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:44.039 just too expensive. And it's a problem that we in 193 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:47.240 the government are now addressing head on. And I said 194 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:50.039 right from the beginning when I launched my leadership bid 195 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:53.240 just two months ago in Laurier Heights not far from here, 196 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:59.360 it's time to build. We need to get housing supply up. 197 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:02.919 In fact, we need to double housing supply on an 198 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.679 annual basis. We need to get that supply up so 199 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:08.639 we can bring costs down. We need to build more 200 00:15:08.720 --> 00:15:14.320 at a faster pace. So my government will stimulate innovation 201 00:15:14.519 --> 00:15:18.720 and productivity and sustainability by promoting new technologies such as 202 00:15:18.840 --> 00:15:23.240 modular and prefabricated homes that speed up completion times, lower 203 00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:24.559 costs for builders and buyers. 204 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:28.480 We're working to remove barriers. 205 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:33.720 By cutting red tape, levees, development costs and chargers that 206 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:38.879 the marriage just mentioned, reducing taxes, accelerating permitting approvals, and 207 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:41.600 working directly with mayors. And this is really a story 208 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.399 of success in those cities that are engaged, such as Edmonton. 209 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:50.000 Working directly with the cities through the Housing Accelerator Fund. 210 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:53.360 It's made an impact here, it's making an impact across 211 00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:56.320 the country from Quebec City to Saskatoon. I know from 212 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:59.759 personal experience and the other thing we need to do, 213 00:16:00.039 --> 00:16:04.360 and I'd like to thank colleagues for being here who 214 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:08.639 are building these homes. We need to grow the construction 215 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:13.919 sector workforce, accelerate training and apprenticeship programs, improve the mobility 216 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:15.919 of skilled labor. There's more than enough work right now 217 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:18.159 in Edmonton, but we want to build up the work 218 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:21.120 across the country and we want the skilled workers to 219 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:23.759 be able if they so decide to immediately go to 220 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:27.000 another part of Canada and work there without any red 221 00:16:27.039 --> 00:16:29.039 tape or hassle. And that's going to be a focus 222 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:33.919 when I meet provincial premiers tomorrow, because it is a 223 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:35.840 time to build. We are going to have a multi 224 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:39.240 decade building of this country and it is going to 225 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:41.480 be a great time, a great time to have a 226 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:42.960 career in the trades. 227 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:43.639 Now. 228 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:46.960 In the coming weeks, we're going to announce a lot 229 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:51.000 more on a further increasing housing supply, but I want 230 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:54.440 to just concentrate on the other side of the equation 231 00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:59.000 for a moment, which is, how can we help Canadians, 232 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:02.799 particularly young younger Canadians buy their first homes right now? 233 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:07.279 So what I'm announcing today is that my new government 234 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:10.880 will eliminate the GST for first time home buyers on 235 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:14.319 all new and substantially renovated homes under a million dollars. 236 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:17.839 This is a big deal because first time home buyers 237 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:22.119 are the major purchasers of new and substantially renovated homes. 238 00:17:23.079 --> 00:17:26.119 This can provide up to fifty thousand dollars in savings 239 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:30.960 for families entering the housing market. It means that all 240 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:33.920 first time home buyers will need to save less for 241 00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:36.079 a deposit and they'll be able to move in sooner, 242 00:17:36.839 --> 00:17:40.880 and it will allow more first time home buyers to 243 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:44.119 realize their dream of home ownership, whether you're a nurse 244 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:47.319 here in Edmonton, a teacher in Red Deer, or an 245 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:52.599 equipment operator on the oil patch. 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For generations, 256 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:04.920 Canadians have built this country on the idea that if 257 00:19:04.960 --> 00:19:07.480 you work hard, you should be able to have a 258 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:12.799 good home in a safe community. Together, Let's build a 259 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:18.279 Canada you can afford. Let's build the strongest economy in 260 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:24.440 the G seven. Let's build Canada strong. See, it is 261 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:26.519 great pleasure for me to be here, and I want 262 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:31.680 to thank Emma and Adel from O Hit Homes and 263 00:19:32.200 --> 00:19:35.640 for inviting us here, hosting us here, but for what 264 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:38.400 you're doing and being part of what is an incredible 265 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:42.279 story in terms of housing. You know, I looked out 266 00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:45.680 as I came in. We're in the shadow of Commonwealth Stadium. 267 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:48.039 But when I think of it as in the shadow 268 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:50.640 of Clark Stadium, those of you who are from Emveronton 269 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:55.680 remember those days, and the transformation of the stadium yards 270 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:58.519 here is part of a bigger transformation in this city, 271 00:19:58.599 --> 00:20:02.680 which really is the most sucessful story in housing across 272 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:06.279 the country, a story that needs to continue and needs. 273 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:07.519 To be emulated. 274 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:11.200 You know, I'm going to start on a slight different 275 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:14.519 point though, if I may, which is something else that 276 00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:19.720 Canada's new government announced this morning, which is a provision 277 00:20:19.920 --> 00:20:23.359 of one hundred and eighty seven million dollars to support 278 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:27.359 the reconstruction of roads, of campgrounds, of trails, and of housing. 279 00:20:27.720 --> 00:20:32.000 Housing in Jasper town site, but the rest across the 280 00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:35.720 National Park. It's a special place. Jasper is a special 281 00:20:35.799 --> 00:20:38.599 place I think for all of us, all of us Canadians, 282 00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:42.279 very much so for those from the region, those here 283 00:20:42.319 --> 00:20:45.920 in Edmonton. I knew it well growing up and have 284 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:49.960 some unforgettable memories from you know, sublime going around the 285 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:53.839 lakes and camping, are hiking to the terrifying when a 286 00:20:53.920 --> 00:20:58.160 bear tore apart the tent next to us where we 287 00:20:58.720 --> 00:21:03.400 were cycling. So it was heartbreaking when when the fires 288 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:06.160 ravaged the park and through the town site. And this 289 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:11.319 funding announced today will help residents get back home faster, 290 00:21:12.119 --> 00:21:16.599 rebuild the town stronger than ever, and also build out 291 00:21:17.160 --> 00:21:22.440 the park infrastructure. As the mayor said, I'm back in Edmonton. 292 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:25.240 I owe everything to the city. It's where I grew up. 293 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:29.480 It's the place that shaped my understanding of our great nation. 294 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:32.839 It's where I was taught in the classroom, around the 295 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:35.839 kitchen table, at the rink, the value of hard work, 296 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:40.720 the strength of community, the importance of ambition and humility. 297 00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:44.200 And that's a uniquely Canadian combination, I think, and combining 298 00:21:44.279 --> 00:21:45.279 ambition and humility. 299 00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:46.680 But we can get it right. 300 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:50.880 These are good values. These are Alberta values. And back 301 00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:55.039 when I was growing up, that's what you needed to succeed. 302 00:21:56.079 --> 00:22:08.799 Cogjen seti sente to to it's de viv comfort. Lavoie 303 00:22:08.880 --> 00:22:12.880 Lodge moved sans that was in community in. 304 00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:23.960 Edmonton. In Lodge. 305 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:34.000 Solangement on the solange mo in the defici de fond 306 00:22:34.359 --> 00:22:40.200 infermi is so langement on the bets and Economy said 307 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:46.200 stable housing. Access to housing is the foundation for success. 308 00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:50.799 Without housing, it's hard to focus on your future. Without housing, 309 00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:55.000 it's hard to start a family, and without housing, we 310 00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:58.599 can't build the strongest economy in the G seven. And 311 00:22:58.680 --> 00:23:02.279 the reality today is is that when Canadians, particularly young 312 00:23:02.359 --> 00:23:06.000 Canadians across the country are doing everything right, studying hard, 313 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:11.039 getting a good education or training, securing a well paying job, 314 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:14.000 saving up, they often barely have enough to pay the rent. Now, 315 00:23:14.039 --> 00:23:17.880 that's not true here, that's not true here with these units. 316 00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:20.880 That's not true here in Edmonton. But it's a bigger 317 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:25.519 challenge across the country and the challenge of being able 318 00:23:25.599 --> 00:23:29.720 to afford a home. And the reason is that Edmonton 319 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:33.720 is not Canada Edmonton, Canada is not building enough new 320 00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:38.519 homes and so as a result, housing is just too expensive. 321 00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:42.680 And it's a problem that we in the government are 322 00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:45.480 now dressing head on. And I said right from the 323 00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:48.559 beginning when I launched my leadership bid just two months 324 00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:52.119 ago in Laurier Heights not far from here. It's time 325 00:23:52.559 --> 00:23:58.279 to build. We need to get housing supply up. In fact, 326 00:23:58.319 --> 00:24:01.240 we need to double housing supply on an annual basis. 327 00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:03.519 We need to get that supply up so we can 328 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:06.440 bring costs down. We need to build more at a 329 00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:12.880 faster pace. So my government will stimulate innovation and productivity 330 00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:16.920 and sustainability by promoting new technologies such as modular and 331 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:21.200 prefabricated homes that speed up completion times, lower costs for 332 00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:26.119 builders and buyers. We're working to remove barriers by cutting 333 00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:32.119 red tape, levies, development costs and chargers that the marriage 334 00:24:32.160 --> 00:24:37.400 just mentioned, producing taxes, accelerating permitting approvals, and working directly 335 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:40.039 with mayors. And this is really a story of success 336 00:24:40.240 --> 00:24:43.880 in those cities that are engaged, such as Edmonton. Working 337 00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:48.119 directly with the cities through the Housing Accelerator Fund, It's 338 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:51.000 made an impact here. It's making an impact across the 339 00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:54.359 country from Quebec City to Saskatoon. I know from personal 340 00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:57.559 experience and the other thing we need to do, and 341 00:24:57.680 --> 00:25:02.039 I'd like to thank colleagues for being here who are 342 00:25:02.079 --> 00:25:07.240 building these homes. We need to grow the construction sector workforce, 343 00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:12.160 accelerate training and apprenticeship programs, improve the mobility of skilled labor. 344 00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:14.200 There's more than enough work right now in Edmonton, but 345 00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:16.599 we want to build up the work across the country 346 00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:19.319 and we want the skilled workers to be able if 347 00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:21.960 they so decide to immediately go to another part of 348 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:25.279 Canada and work there without any red tape or hassle. 349 00:25:25.359 --> 00:25:27.720 And that's going to be a focus when I meet 350 00:25:28.039 --> 00:25:32.079 provincial premiers tomorrow, because it is a time to build. 351 00:25:32.119 --> 00:25:34.960 We are going to have a multi decade building of 352 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:37.599 this country and it is going to be a great time, 353 00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:41.200 a great time to have a career in the trades. Now, 354 00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:44.519 in the coming weeks, we're going to announce a lot 355 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:48.519 more on a further increasing housing supply, but I want 356 00:25:48.599 --> 00:25:52.000 to just concentrate on the other side of the equation 357 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:56.519 for a moment, which is how can we help Canadians, 358 00:25:56.599 --> 00:26:01.880 particularly younger Canadians, buy their first homes right now. So 359 00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:05.039 what I'm announcing today is that my new government will 360 00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:08.799 eliminate the GST for first time home buyers on all 361 00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:12.880 new and substantially renovated homes under a million dollars. This 362 00:26:13.039 --> 00:26:15.519 is a big deal because first time home buyers are 363 00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:20.680 the major purchasers of new and substantially renovated homes. This 364 00:26:20.839 --> 00:26:23.759 can provide up to fifty thousand dollars in savings for 365 00:26:23.880 --> 00:26:28.839 families entering the housing market. It means that all first 366 00:26:28.880 --> 00:26:32.000 time home buyers will need to save less for a deposit, 367 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:34.599 and they'll be able to move in sooner. And it 368 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:39.240 will allow more first time home buyers to realize their 369 00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:42.400 dream of home ownership, whether you're a nurse here in Edmonton, 370 00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:46.400 a teacher in Red Deer, or an equipment operator on 371 00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:51.759 the oil patch. 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