Thanks for the question.
There is a lot that the government and governments—I use the plural because, of course, housing is a multi-jurisdictional issue. It's the federal government, as well as the provincial government, as well as municipal governments. There's a lot that can be done to improve the housing conditions for the lowest-income folks in Canada.
We know we need to build more social housing, for example. That's the throw-away. I find that to be a longer-term vision. It's not something that's going to happen overnight and it's not an immediate solution.
I think we need to start regulating markets and the real estate industry. I think it's an unsavoury and unpalatable suggestion. I think it's a difficult thing to make that suggestion when housing is viewed as a commodity.
Vancouver and British Columbia have started to move in that direction to address what is clearly a housing crisis for both the middle class and those in the lowest-income brackets. I think those are bold moves, but I'm not sure they are going to be enough. I think we need a national housing strategy that's based on human rights. I know the government is in the midst of working on such a thing. I think we need to address homelessness immediately, as an urgent matter, as a matter of priority.