Thanks, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to both of the witnesses.
I'll start with Mr. Chouinard.
Mr. Chouinard, you talked about both the supply issue and the rapid housing program. Of course, all three levels of government want to construct as much housing supply as possible as quickly as possible. By all accounts, the rapid housing initiative program was incredibly popular. As a former councillor, I know it was incredibly popular with my municipality for the support that it provided to the vulnerable populations that you highlighted. It was incredibly popular among non-profit organizations that took advantage of that program as well.
I've been to Fero in the Stoney Creek part of my riding, to NRB in Cambridge and to BECC's facility in Ancaster. Last year I visited your facility in St. Thomas with my friend and colleague Mr. Fragiskatos. At all the facilities that I visited, almost all suppliers talked about how the rapid housing program drove innovation, because hundreds, if not thousands, of units were being constructed in facilities like yours across the country.
We're looking for recommendations here today for the purposes of creating a report. Can you talk about how programs should and could be tailored to housing innovation, much like rapid housing, and about the benefits that accrue to suppliers like yours in terms of building upon some of the technologies that you're currently using today?