The FRAPRU regularly makes representations in order to present our demands. Once again, the content of the current budget is much less than what we are asking for. In our opinion, investment in social housing in Canada should be doubled so as to meet the needs.
The problem of homelessness is beyond tragic. A few years ago, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities declared that the situation was a national catastrophe, and that is also our reading of the current state of affairs. The government has not even indexed the funding for the HPI since it was implemented under the Liberal government. At the time, it was called the SCPI. The current investment levels only allow us to build an additional 850 units in Quebec. In light of the needs, this is clearly not enough.