Thank you, Chair.
Good afternoon, colleagues.
Chair, first and foremost I want to correct what MP Ferreri said about the minister admitting the failure of this government. He did no such thing. He commented generally on the challenges we face as a country, which—I think we all agree—have been unfolding over many years and many governments.
For some reason the members opposite do not want to talk about the provinces and their responsibility with respect to housing and.... I mean, there's question period. I don't believe there's been a question asked of the Minister of Housing for a while now. There are all kinds of other opportunities. The minister has been here personally several times and answered questions.
I also want to hear solutions from the other side, and not just “build the houses”, “axe the tax” and “cut crime”. What are the actual solutions put on the table to build more homes? What I hear right now is, “Blame local mayors.” Again, for some reason—maybe it's because there are Conservative premiers across the country, mainly—there's not a word about the responsibility that the provinces have in this role, so thanks for that.
Again, I just want to reiterate that the minister in no way admitted the failure of this government. I think we know the minister. We know he's trying to deal with a very serious problem. He's called it an emergency himself. It's going to take some time, and I believe we are on the right path. I'll just leave it at that.