Dinn accuses government of lying, PC's not impressed: 11 of 750 housing units actually built

Masstown farmer launches pumpkins over a kilometre for charity | SaltWireAfter a week of pressing the Liberals on housing issues, frustration boiled over in the House of Assembly's NDP and Tory camps during Thursday's question period.

"We are fully seized with the housing issue," he said."Budget 2023 had the single largest investment in housing in the province's history with $140 million."Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development Paul Pike said the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing waitlist has increased to 2880 applicants. On Monday, the waitlist was 2800.

PC Leader Tony Wakeham said it would take the Liberals 68 years to build those 750 homes if they build 11 per year. "Anyone that knows me, would know my integrity. So I misspoke. I said that in the House, I misspoke," he said.

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