I think social housing is a national responsibility. We understand that housing is going to be delivered through the provinces, and that's fine. We have no problem with that. But we still feel that there is a very real role for the federal government to play in ensuring the moneys that go toward providing that housing are available and that guidelines are attached to those moneys to ensure that the people in need in this country are being served by these moneys.
On October 17th, 2006. See this statement in context.