I enjoyed attending various fall celebrations in Calgary. Thank you to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly to plan and carry out successful events to help build our communities.
Since Parliament has returned this fall, I have worked diligently to represent you and ensure the government is being held to account. The federal government is responsible for the cost-of-living crisis, which continues to deepen. The federal carbon tax continues to make gas, home heating, and food more expensive. As winter approaches, it will force many Calgarians to make tough financial decisions.
Housing affordability has also become a crisis for many Calgarians. Home ownership is increasingly out of reach, mortgage payments are going up, and rent is increasingly unaffordable. In response to this crisis, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre recently tabled The Building Homes Not Bureaucracy Act that will require cities to increase the number of houses built by 15% each year, and then 15% on top of the previous target every single year. Federal transit funding provided to certain cities will not arrive until those stations are surrounded by high-density residential buildings. This bill would also require the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities to report on the inventory of federal buildings and land. He would need to identify land suitable for housing construction and to propose a plan to sell at least 15% of any federal buildings and all land that would be appropriate for housing. These properties would need be placed on the market within eighteen months.
I look forward to tackling these issues with common sense solutions during the fall sitting of the House of Commons.
Please reach out to me or my staff with questions, concerns, or requests for assistance at [email protected] or 403-282-7980.
Thanks!
MP – Calgary Rocky Ridge Pat Kelly proudly serves the following Communities: Arbour Lake, Citadel, Evanston, Hawkwood, Kincora, Nolan Hill, Ranchlands, Rocky Ridge, Royal Oak, Royal Vista, Sage Hill, Scenic Acres, Sherwood, Silver Springs, Symons Valley, Tuscany
