Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Having been a municipal mayor for over 12 years, I tend to get a bit frustrated with some of the conversations we have relative to development charges. New developments require things like pipes, roads, waste water and facilities. I sometimes get a bit frustrated with the thinking that municipalities have a money tree they can go to in order to pay for these infrastructure requirements.
Having said that, I totally agree that this takes an all-of-government approach and that the overall model needs to change.
I'll go initially over to Ms. Laflamme. Do you think the lack of investments in co-op and affordable housing over the last 30 years has contributed to the affordable housing stock today?