I gather that you're talking about the impact of the lack of investment. There hasn't been a federal co‑operative housing program since 1992. A new program was announced last week. However, in practice, the funding earmarked for this program will cover very few projects. Yet the clock is ticking.
This situation has indeed contributed to the housing shortage. Every province and a number of municipalities have waiting lists for co‑operative and low‑income housing. In Quebec alone, almost 38,000 households are waiting for low‑income housing. This concerns low‑income people who meet the criteria and who have properly completed an application. People no longer register for the lists because they know that it takes years to obtain housing. The average wait time is five years in Montreal and even longer in Toronto. The wait times are endless. In the meantime, people who have joined a list to obtain low‑income housing become homeless.