Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, unfortunately, the homeless encampment crisis is the often subject of editorials and news stories.
In your last budget, you announced approximately $1 billion to fight homelessness and fund the Reaching Home program. Unfortunately, most of that money won’t be released until fiscal year 2026‑2027.
Last year, the Reaching Home program was cut by 3%. In my riding, which covers the Thérèse‑De Blainville RCM, the main organization that fights homelessness got a 13% budget cut for that program.
Considering that 80% of the $1 billion will be spent in 2026‑2027, how are you going to manage the Reaching Home program? Is this new money going to re-establish the funding slated for this program?