Thank you for the question.
I couldn't agree with you more. This is why we began to convene my counterparts on a quarterly basis on key issues between departments that overlap.
One of the important conversations we had in our first quarterly meeting was about exactly that. How were my provincial counterparts working with their local municipalities on the housing funding proposals the Minister of Housing is negotiating, jurisdiction by jurisdiction?
We continue to work across departments to highlight that there needs to be a prioritization of complex-needs housing, including for those who are struggling with substances. We're encouraging municipalities. We will also be meeting with the FCM in the coming months to ensure that avenues are open to including that in their proposals to the federal government and the rapid housing strategy, and that they are including those considerations in their funding grants to the federal government.