We were very close to having a national strategy. There were consultations that went on and on under the previous government, and beyond consultations, but they didn't manage, at the end of the day, to make it enough of a priority to have that put in place. Well, we still need a national housing strategy for all the reasons I've spoken about today, and I would like to see this government review what was done, or come up with something new, or look at what the various interests are in continuing to invest properly in housing. When I see that dollars go out without a lot of accountability, I have to wonder what that interest is, because, really, if you want to achieve some objectives that I know this government has around the environment, around a whole number of issues such as attracting investment and employees, you're going to have to use housing as a tool. So this government ought to set up a committee that will look into putting together a national housing strategy that will lead us into a more productive place in this century.
On October 16th, 2006. See this statement in context.