Madam Chair, the honourable member makes a valid point in terms of the coordination required in the disposal of properties such as old military bases. There is a requirement for the minister, in this case the Minister of National Defence, to confirm with other departments whether or not other federal requirements could go on there. Specifically the homelessness initiative has been identified by cabinet as being a priority. The homelessness secretariat would have had an opportunity to play on that file.
With similar properties in the past--you may be familiar with the base in Calgary that has been rehabilitated, and we're currently looking at Rockcliffe--when the Minister of National Defence comes to the Treasury Board for approval, we generally impose certain conditions that require Canada Lands Company, when it gets its hands on the property, to take into account such things as municipal considerations, homelessness, and aboriginal groups.
Again, I'm not familiar with exactly what happened at Griesbach, but I'm trusting that DND did have discussions with the homelessness secretariat, which is part of the federal government. We know that in Calgary they have taken that into consideration, and we know that in Rockcliffe they will take it into consideration when that property is developed.
So you make a very valid point. There are, of course, other public policy initiatives that we are conscious of, and one of the Treasury Board's roles is to make sure that those public policy objectives are adhered to.