Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
If Mr. Poilievre is advocating for basic income, we do live in unprecedented times indeed.
To the witnesses, the question I have is on the response in the immediate sense to COVID-19 in relation to homelessness. I'm sure you may already know that the Edmonton EXPO Centre has been taken out, with 500,000 square feet used by the city now, and the space is basically split in half. On one side are medical services and beds for individuals with COVID-19 who are experiencing symptoms and need somewhere to self-isolate. The other side of the facility serves as a drop-in. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., there's temporary storage space available for those who need it, with meals and shower and washroom access available. Five hundred people a day have been using it.
Do you have any thoughts—and this is open to whoever wishes to raise a hand first—on whether this can serve as a model to deal with COVID-19 and the challenges it poses for homeless populations in the immediate, very short term?