When I talk about the steps that cannot be shortened, I mean there is a limit to what can be accelerated. As the saying goes, you cannot make a plant grow by pulling it out of the earth. There are steps that have to be taken for zoning regulations, among other things. That cannot be avoided. We could of course review those regulations. There is coordination of regulations between the districts of Montreal and central planning, for instance. There is homework for all the municipalities in this regard.
People have talked about enriching the fund you just mentioned. For my part, I said direct investment is needed in housing construction rather than in administrative measures. In my opinion, that is the way we can achieve affordable housing goals. The advantage of this fund is that it allows municipalities to decide how to address affordable housing needs. It would be disappointing if the fund were used exclusively to address the administrative aspects of projects.
