Again, we only need to look around us to see the cost of inaction as we look across the country at the number of people living without homes. We know the impact on the health outcomes. We know the impact on education outcomes. We know that lack of housing or inadequate housing has an impact on people's participation in the labour market. We know about criminal activities as a result of poverty and lack of housing. On and on, we can talk about the impact.
Yes, it is expensive, and it's only becoming more expensive as we ignore the reality. It's going to cost us money to address housing for low-income people, and there's just really no away around that.