I'll answer your question in French.
The request for $2 billion is related to an investment in housing. The request for federal investment to be doubled in the development of social housing was made a long time ago. It would serve to reduce or even eliminate and prevent homelessness, but also to meet the housing needs of many Canadians, indigenous people in the north, people in cities and in rural communities. So this is not just about homelessness.
It is a request that we support. It was signed by many stakeholders and by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The allocations that the federal government could commit would also represent an increased investment. We do support the idea of an additional investment for that.
Furthermore, we are asking for an increase in the budget for the homelessness partnering strategy. The federal government's contribution to the fight against homelessness must not, and cannot be, devoted solely to investment in housing. It must also go to preventing, supporting and reintegrating the homeless in Canada into schools and the workplace.