Evidence of meeting #38 for Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was funding.
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Senior Vice-President, Policy, Research and Public Affairs, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
I haven't seen a notable impact.
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Liberal
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Senior Vice-President, Regional Operations and Assisted Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
I think any reduction in fees and in regulation will translate, but projects take a while to work their way through the system. They're sometimes a year or two in planning, so any changes making it smoother to get approvals will help over time.
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Liberal
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Senior Vice-President, Regional Operations and Assisted Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
I couldn't make the direct connection, but when municipalities make it easier for affordable housing to come through the system, it definitely helps with the ease of getting it done and makes it smoother. However, I wouldn't want to speculate on the exact—
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bryan May
Is there a way to track that, or have you thought how you would track that moving forward?
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Senior Vice-President, Regional Operations and Assisted Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
It would come down to looking at what time frames it currently takes on average, and then comparing it to what....
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Liberal
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Conservative
Glen Motz Conservative Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, AB
Mr. Chair, I think that's a great question. When you get to Medicine Hat, you're going to find some answers.
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Conservative
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bryan May
That's a great segue, not specifically to Medicine Hat, but I just wanted to remind everybody that we will be starting our travel next week, and the final version of the itinerary is going to be sent out tomorrow. If there are any questions or concerns about that itinerary, please contact the clerk or the analyst. We will be doing our eastern swing—Kuujjuaq, Saint John, and Toronto.
Our next meeting is going to be on Tuesday, February 7. Again, we're going to be meeting with department officials regarding the topic of neighbourhoods.
To all of you, thank you very much for coming today. It's been very informative, and I appreciate all the work that's gone into these presentations and answering our questions.
Thank you to everyone on the committee and all those involved who made today possible. Have a great day.
The meeting is adjourned.