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Special Committee on Cooperatives committee That's right, yes.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee In B.C. it doesn't quite work like that. The province has the money and decides what kind of program it's going to fund, right? It might decide to fund seniors housing, and then it'll put out a request for proposals for seniors housing. It might decide to cover family housing and
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee CHFBC so far works with non-profit co-ops. That's our membership.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee We don't yet, but we do think that a niche is emerging in the housing market for affordable ownership.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I think there's been some protectiveness of the brand, if you like, on the part of some of the non-profit co-ops. I think that would be one way to put it.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee It's typically a five-year term.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee Yes, they are.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I think so, yes. It's a bit before my time.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee Yes. It's low because it refinanced recently. I believe it's something like 1.64%.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I would hope that somebody could give such direction. I'm not sure of the relationship between CMHC and the government. I know they're a crown corporation, but—
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I would believe so, yes. We aren't trying to flee the mortgage for a lower rate. We would actually pay a higher rate to a commercial lender, Vancity, in our case. But it would seem to me that if someone were presented with a couple of million dollars and told to invest it, they
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee Some of the first ones have already come up. Some of the early co-ops are—
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee Mostly they've just carried on as they have before.
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I think it's certainly true that the closer you get to the ground the more aware the people there are of what's actually necessary. My personal belief is that it can't be a blank cheque. Outcomes have to be part of that, right, because what can happen is the province gets the mon
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen
Special Committee on Cooperatives committee I would be surprised if, given a large cash payout on a mortgage, CMHC couldn't find a way to invest that money to generate a return to pay the bondholders. As well, if the co-op were to pay the full interest that would have been owed, CMHC gets to invest its money twice. It gets
July 26th, 2012Committee meeting
Darren Kitchen