Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for being with us today, especially the witness from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
I represent a riding of 41 municipalities and I hear great things about the services your organization provides. Bravo!
Earlier, you raised the issue of rurality. I would like you to tell us about the particular issues you see yourself with housing in small municipalities.
What my colleagues and I hear about rural Canada is that it is increasingly difficult to buy land in rural areas. There are also very few highly organized developers. So it's a difficult situation.
Can you tell us how the programs that we have now and that were announced in the budget could be well suited to the rural environment?