Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister Robertson, for coming today and for all of your work so far on housing.
Housing is a foundation of health and a productive economy. I'm glad to see it's a priority right now with the current government. For example, in my riding, there's a lot more investment needed for people who can't afford housing or who don't have housing at all. Shelters are over capacity, affordable units are disappearing faster than they are being built and there are a lot of people living without stable homes.
This is a social issue, but it's also an economic one. It's straining our labour market, our health systems and local communities. Housing is also deeply connected to things like mental health, public safety and the toxic drug crisis. This doesn't exist in isolation.
You mentioned earlier the $1 billion earmarked for transitional housing. I'm wondering if you could elaborate on the rollout and how that's expected to have an impact.