Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Gentlemen, thank you for being here today. I am going to speak French.
Congratulations, Mr. Woodside, on your new position. I hope things go well for you.
As official opposition critic for housing, I have travelled a great deal throughout Canada lately to talk to people and find out about their major housing issues in the communities. I heard a lot about the rent people pay for units, and the insufficient number of rental units. I also heard about the general shortage of housing and the increase in homelessness.
For some time now the FCM has been asking the federal government to do something about the housing crisis.
What do you mean by “housing crisis”? Could you tell us more about the main causes of that crisis?