Thank you. This is a very relevant question.
Homelessness and poverty are not simply a housing problem, but housing is key. What is being done in Saskatchewan is interesting. No matter the kind of measures used, incentive or coercive, to bring contractors to build affordable housing for families and people living alone, either within their projects or by giving money — some initiatives were explored in Montreal but there were problems — there has to be government action leading all of this. In a way, it is a means of obtaining money or investments for low-income housing.
As for models allowing for the use of tax shelters to promote housing construction, a long time ago the Trudeau government oversaw the construction of multi-unit residential buildings or MURBs. Those who are my age or older will remember these. These incentives did promote housing construction, but did not ensure that it remained affordable. Housing construction was promoted but, because it was private housing, it stopped being accessible to people with low incomes.
We favour a model that is not unique but that the government has established in its action plan. The model consists of allocating funds to social housing to ensure that we have social housing and that it remains affordable.