I say that because you often refer to people as vulnerable people when we're referring to people that are unsheltered. I would argue that these are people who are having their human rights violated.
The government recently announced funding for rapid housing and Reaching Home primarily targeted toward indigenous housing projects and women. You're well aware that 70% of the unsheltered community in Winnipeg is indigenous. Although the $12.5 million was greatly appreciated and very welcome, it was grossly inadequate to meet the needs of people who are literally losing their lives in my backyard.
As you know, Manitoba is in a real crisis. We're currently having outbreaks in our shelters. We're running out of space in isolation facilities set up to house unsheltered individuals who've contracted COVID. This wouldn't be a crisis in the first place if there hadn't been years of underinvestment in affordable accessible housing in our city, which is resulting in people losing their lives.
We're in a dire situation. It's now winter and we need greater investment in housing. When is this going to happen?