Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you all for joining the committee today. We certainly appreciate your being here.
Prior to being a member of Parliament, I spent a lot of time in both the housing and the not-for-profit sectors. Minister Finley, I was just delighted to hear a couple of weeks ago the announcement on social financing. I'd like to get a little more detail on how this innovative approach will help us in dealing with the challenges of poverty, housing, homelessness, and other issues that we're all trying to come to grips with in our communities. Can you provide the committee with some greater detail on what we're hoping to achieve through this strategy?