Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses.
I'm Peter Julian, the member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby. I'm very happy to see you here today, advocating on behalf of British Columbians and bringing that British Columbia perspective to the work of the finance committee.
I have tons of questions. I'll start with Ms. Stachova.
Thank you very much for your work with MOSAIC, which does such incredibly valuable work throughout the Lower Mainland. I've seen first-hand, of course, in New Westminster and Burnaby the work that you and your colleagues do.
You spoke about the housing strategy. In my riding, we have Hillside Gardens. Normally, it is a place where new Canadians go to try to find shelter that is affordable, but we have, in so many cases, six, eight or 10 adults sharing a one-bedroom apartment.
How important is it to address this crisis that we're seeing in housing among new Canadians—among all Canadians—not only in the Lower Mainland but right across the country?