Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Laflamme, we established that the government was investing money. However, it wasn't enough to house the most vulnerable people.
We spoke about the rapid housing initiative, or RHI. That program actually revealed the magnitude of the problem, the magnitude of the housing crisis. In the first phase of the RHI, $1 billion in funding was available. However, the projects submitted totalled $4 billion. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities alone was requesting $7 billion from the program.
In my constituency of Longueuil—Saint‑Hubert, the organization Le Repas du Passant provides meals every day. This organization has an extraordinary social diversity project: 30 mental health components, 30 components for homeless people and components for seniors. It's an extraordinary project. The representatives of the elected officials' table in Longueuil asked me why this project hasn't moved forward. I told them that there wasn't enough money. Today, we established that the federal government invests most of the money to build affordable housing that isn't really affordable. It only makes the rich richer. We must take care of the most vulnerable people.
Ms. Laflamme, is there a way to send the money for so‑called affordable housing to the organizations on the ground? My point is that money should be sent to the organizations that know the needs. This could bring apartments out of the private market to ensure sustainability in terms of housing affordability.