Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My initial questioning will be to Michael Poworoznyk. I commend you for the work you're doing. I understand we're going to have the opportunity to visit a little later today. I'm certainly looking forward to that.
I noticed that when you were giving the bed count, there were disproportionately more beds available for males than females. The first question is, do you have an adequate number of beds, or are you short a lot of the time? And are there any seasonal fluctuations with respect to usage?
While we're at that, I noticed that we have 14,470 female-headed, lone-parent families in Halifax compared with male lone-parent families of 2,900. Given those figures, how do they tie into the service you're providing and advocating for?