I think a blended approach is absolutely essential. To echo and support our colleagues from Salus, it is true that supported housing for many people living with mental illness is essential. I myself could use housing supports that aren't otherwise readily available to us. Home care is one of those unfunded issues, and home care and housing supports are often the first things to go. The first thing to go is the supported component—they might do the nursing care, but they're not going to help with the shopping, getting to appointments, or house-cleaning. Yet these things are profoundly needed, as is basic life planning. Housing has to have a supported component, along with other components.
It's important for the federal government and the local areas to work together, allowing communities to come together. A recent CMHC paper demonstrated that giving users a role in designing and planning their housing projects is fundamental to the projects' success. It is also important to assist beleaguered municipal and provincial governments through federal transfers.