At least 17 Conservative MPs advocated for money from a housing program Poilievre vows to cut [Video]

More than a dozen Conservatives wrote to the federal government on behalf of communities in their ridings calling for them to receive funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund — a program Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to cut.

Poilievre’s office released the names of the 17 Conservative MPs on Tuesday after Housing Minister Sean Fraser said about a dozen of them wrote to him in recent months.

Poilievre’s office also says Conservative MPs will no longer support municipalities seeking money through the fund.

The Housing Accelerator Fund is a $4.4 billion program that gives money to towns and cities that commit to reducing red tape in order to build more homes.

A spokesperson for Fraser’s office said 177 deals have been struck between the federal government and municipalities, and more than $1 billion has been dispersed to communities through the fund.

Poilievre had said he would cut this program …