Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's six minutes for questions and answers, not just questions. That's just to be clear. I did a bit of filibustering in this committee. I won't be speaking directly for six minutes myself. I'll try not to.
Thank you, as well, for the wonderful presentations in this important part of the process of this committee providing advice to the Minister of Finance as she prepares her budget. It's great to get our perspective from Nova Scotia and hear about the diverse projects and issues you are dealing with.
Maybe I could start with Dr. Summerby-Murray.
I'm a proud Saint Mary's graduate as well, as I think Lena is. I'm not sure...Kody is as well. All right. You have a lot of supporters here who love your institution. I certainly enjoyed my time there and the alumni stuff I did afterwards.
I would like to start off by asking about accessible housing. We've read a lot recently, not just about the general housing challenges in Canada, but also about the housing challenges of students.
Can you tell me how bad the housing issues are here in Halifax, in particular, where I think there are five post-secondary institutions?
In your view, what are the primary drivers of the shortfall of housing and the challenges students are having with the affordability of it?