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The questions put Housing Minister Selina Robinson on the defensive.

“It’s quite clear that the minister doesn’t have a handle on this file,” said Liberal critic Jane Thornthwaite. “After two years of this government, the NDP has built only 71 (rental) units in the entire province. At this rate, it’s going to take 100 years for you to fulfil your campaign promises.”

Robinson attacked the previous government’s record of supportive housing, saying the Liberals lack the credibility required to question her progress.

“Well, clearly, they don’t understand how long it takes to build housing, because they didn’t do it,” said Robinson.

“We have thousands of units that are in progress and under construction right across this province, but they wouldn’t understand that it takes several months — in fact, a couple of years — to actually get them completed. So the fact that they would think that in nine months you would have housing completed is absolutely ridiculous.”

The NDP promised in the 2017 election to build 114,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years.

The 2018 provincial budget earmarked $6.2 billion over that time to support 33,700 units, and called for partnerships with private sector developers, other levels of government, non-profits and faith-based organizations to make up the rest.

B.C. Housing’s portion of the larger target is 28,700 units, of which 22 per cent are currently funded, in development or completed. That includes modular housing for the homeless.