You talk about the federal government getting involved in housing, which is a fair comment. I come from a municipal world, with thirteen years as a regional and local councillor, for the city of Burlington in the region of Halton. The first time I ever heard about the tax cut for school boards was when I got to Ottawa, not when I was in Burlington.
Would you not think it's a fair statement that the municipalities would rather have social services off the municipal base and on the province's base? And does that argument not still hold true when you talk about federal money for housing?