If I may, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, the short answer to that question is through a variety of different ways. I do not believe there is one Holy Grail that will solve the affordable housing crisis in Saint John. We need to take a look at it all, from subsidies to land acquisition, to special training programs for developers and architects to find ways to drive costs down, to increasing horsepower in staffing to get the programs moving forward to keep our very enviable permit turnaround times and zoning change times to reasonable levels to achieve the supply. There are a variety of different aspects.
During my opening remarks, I commented, please keep the number of criteria to a minimum. I'll be a bit cavalier to conclude my remarks by saying that the only criteria I believe should be in place is that the municipality have a plan, have a well-thought-out plan—period. If that is the case, then let the municipality look at all of their different innovative approaches to solving their problem.
Thank you.