Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to raise a couple of other things.
To think that this is an important issue that should not be studied by the finance committee is short-sighted. Two-thirds of household spending is related to housing. As the committee talks about inflation and its impact on Canadians, there's nothing more significant than the impact of housing on Canadians' budgets.
The government has pretty much admitted that housing is a huge problem in Canada and that it needs a lot of attention. I think that's why there was a shuffle and there is a new minister with, presumably, some new marching orders.
There is an interesting thing here, as far as this committee goes, on why it's important to bring the minister here. We have talked about the dysfunction of this committee, and here's another opportunity to start the fall session with something productive. I suspect, as we have a new minister and he's working out a few things, that maybe the plan hasn't fully crystallized yet. This would be a great opportunity to get the minister in front of the committee to hear the ideas and for the committee to provide some feedback to the minister on strategy, so that as he goes away to figure out how to best tackle this problem, the committee will have had a chance to provide some input and thoughts on that.
This is why I think it is very relevant and timely for this particular committee to interview and speak with the new minister on this issue.