There's a housing crisis in New Brunswick.
Many foreign workers come here to meet the labour demand of seasonal industries because our population is rapidly aging. In addition, rents are appalling and, in some instances, so high that people who have housing have difficulty paying for it, especially when employment insurance benefits amount to 55% of their income.
The new provincial government has committed to building new housing for these people, and I'm proud of that, but I'd also like to see rents that are commensurate with their incomes. It's important for people to have good housing to live and work in. As in Ms. Sirois' region, we also have foreign workers who are leaving because they can't live here. So it's important that housing prices be low so these people can live properly and—