Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the entire Statistics Canada team, and everyone listening.
First, I want to thank you for your very important work. It will help legislators make decisions, especially in this time of crisis. Obviously, we are very concerned about inflation, and we make our decisions based on the data you provide us.
I'll start with housing.
Mr. Peterson, in your opening remarks, you pointed out that shelter costs rose by 6.6% in February. This is the largest increase in almost 40 years.
I have a series of questions for you. First, do you expect this to continue to rise in March and in the following months?
And then, what about Quebec?