Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning to the witnesses.
My question is for the representatives of the Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Québec.
Gentlemen, in the first recommendation of your brief, you describe a rather dramatic situation. You say that, in 2021, there was already a shortage of 100,000 housing units in Quebec. You say that in order to fill the need in the province, up to 860,000 units will have to be built by 2030. That's not far away; it's seven years from now.
In the second paragraph, you say that this year there will be a 35% to 40% decrease in the number of housing starts.
How can that be resolved? What drastic measures can the federal government take to really help this sector? I think those are huge numbers. The announcements that are being made right now talk about a few thousand units, but you're talking about close to a million units.
What can be done quickly?