Valérie Plante launched an emotional “cry from the heart” against Quebec’s investment decisions on Wednesday, the day after the presentation of the provincial budget.
The mayoress seemed disturbed by referring to the 24,000 households waiting for social housing in Montreal, an issue that Quebec “chosen to ignore,” she said. “The housing crisis is real people,” said Ms.me Plant, his voice cracking with emotion. We see it, the distress. That’s what’s hard. »
Mme Plante was speaking at a press conference at City Hall.
Homeless camps, seniors in shelters, “it comes to get me, it hurts me, because I think we have to take care of the most vulnerable in society,” continued the mayor.
Valérie Plante also announced the creation of a “tactical team” made up of several actors from the world of housing and real estate in order to develop new solutions to the housing crisis. Their first meeting was scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister François Legault replied to the mayor during a press briefing. “I tell Valérie Plante that we have to work together. When you go through the OMH (Municipal Housing Office), it takes four years to build. So, even if we added and then added money… There was already, before the budget, money not spent. It’s still special. So we have to find a way to speed up the issuance of permits, the search for land, etc., etc. Then we will work together,” he said.
With Tommy Chouinard