Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'll take my turn at welcoming the new members of the committee and saying hello to the returning members. I'll also thank previous members of the committee who are no longer at the table for their work.
This week we've seen a couple of announcements from various parties on the question of housing, but I would put to our witnesses that what those proposals share—whether it's the Liberal proposal on GST or whether it's Mr. Poilievre's bill on housing—is that they're both market-based measures.
I'll start with Ms. Bruske from the CLC.
In your opinion, do you think that market-based initiatives alone are going to solve the housing crisis, or do you think it's important that the federal government also implicate itself very seriously in a number of ways in developing non-market housing, whether it be through the co-operative movement, the non-profit movement or government-built housing?