We do get money for rent supplements through the federal government, but those dollars are scheduled for termination in 2011 and withdrawal over time, so that's a huge concern for us. We need money to build more social housing. We need dollars to increase the rent-geared-to-income subsidies that allow people to live in social housing. And we need to increase rent geared to income.
We need one of two things. We need money to invest in those funds, or we need capital dollars when we build the buildings to keep the operational costs low. If we can keep the operational costs low, then the people paying market rent can create revenue that can be turned into subsidies. So whether the federal government helps us in the construction or the subsidies, we need partners to help us.
The impact that the lack of affordable housing has on newcomers is dramatic, on a number of levels. I'll just speak to one that I think is extremely important and that you'd be interested in. It's the fact that newcomers cannot take the time they need to get their credentials, to get Canadian experience. They end up taking survival jobs that don't really allow them to move to jobs that are appropriate for their skills and resources. Newcomers actually come here with great education, great resources, and because they're spending their hard-earned low incomes to put roofs over their heads, they're not able to move and integrate into society.