Three strikes and you're out.
I was in shock that the fastest-growing communities in Canada were all turned down for the housing accelerator fund. Again, when I look back at York—Simcoe in 2019 and the amount of money this federal government has spent, York—Simcoe is at the bottom of the list.
More concerning to me when I spoke to the mayors was how many third party resources there were and how much money these towns had to spend on these applications. Why is that shocking now? They explained the red tape and, going back to the letter, how involved the applications were and the dedication people put into them. At the time, I reflected on the money I spent doing a bare trust when this government all of a sudden said they were not going to do that anymore. I'm still not sure who to send the $400 bill for the accountant. Other people have written to me about who's going to reimburse that, but that's another story.
What's concerning about this is that the Liberal government increased the federal public service by 40%, and honestly, Mr. Chair, you have to ask yourself whether Canadians are getting 40% better service. Are my municipalities involved in this housing accelerator fund getting better services? Do we want to see our municipalities spending enormous amounts of money on applications?