Thank you, Mr. Minister. I am going to share my time with my colleague Ms. Groguhé.
Mr. Minister, I would like to follow up on Ms. Sims' remarks about the Homelessness Partnering Strategy. Consultations are fine, but when the projects are so late and when the money set aside cannot be spent, that is not fine. Groups in the trenches are telling us that they cannot help the most disadvantaged, most vulnerable members of our society as they could. That is why the question of speed is a concern for us.
Quebec has a unique approach that is unanimously accepted by all the partners, both elected officials and all the groups involved. Projects underway wrap up on March 30 next year. Are negotiations currently going on between the federal government and the Government of Quebec? What is the status of those negotiations? If the negotiations drag on, will current agreement be extended until the discussions are over?