Thanks very much, Mr. Angus.
As I've shared with you before, I'm familiar with the situation in Timmins. My sister is a resident and runs a business in town, and has been trying to do her part to participate in community efforts to help address some of these circumstances.
First of all, thank you to the service providers who are helping vulnerable people.
I have what I believe will be good news. It will take a few months to sort out the final details at a community level.
The reason that there was a drop in funding was not a cut to the program but the exhaustion of the pandemic-era increase that we saw through Reaching Home to help address short-term pressures. We've decided that in the recent federal budget, should it pass, we want to re-establish that higher level of funding.
We expect, in the months ahead, to be able to notify communities of what that increased funding will mean at a local level. Given that you've reached out to my office, we'll be sure to provide you with an answer as quickly as we can as to what it means for the communities in your constituency.