Human Resources committee  Respecting jurisdictions is important to us. Having said that, I think we have to get to a point where the federal government, and the provincial and territorial governments are really working together to improve their planning. We often see that investments are made for cycles that do not always match, and that planning is not necessarily linked up either.

Human Resources committee  My colleague talked earlier about families. I think the Government of Quebec, among others, and the Government of Canada have made a lot of effort to improve the situation of families in recent years, and it has worked well. In reality, single people often live in very precarious situations.

Human Resources committee  Yes, of course. Certainly, we are in favour of CHRA's approach to this. For us, it is essential that communities be at the heart of housing development. We need to make sure that housing really meets the needs of those people. In communities recognized as reserves under the Indian Act, housing is ill-suited to reality, which, as in the case of Nunavut, or Nunavik, Quebec, is a northern reality.

Human Resources committee  Yes, that's exactly what I was getting at. In aboriginal communities, in particular, but across Canada as well, we are seeing that if the right to housing isn't recognized, especially if there is no respect for that right, access is blocked to resources to meet other needs, particularly for low-income or middle-income families.

Human Resources committee  Good morning. First, I would like to thank the committee for inviting FRAPRU to appear. My presentation will be in French but I can take questions and discussion in English afterwards. First of all, it is important to mention that FRAPRU is pleased with the federal government's interest in implementing a poverty reduction strategy.