Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing.
We see that there is an affordable housing crisis across the nation, but in every place, whether it's an urban place or a rural place, there are different needs to address that problem. It's my view that the municipalities.... For example in Sarnia-Lambton, we have a five-year plan. We know what kinds of affordable housing we need to get and how we can provide for those who are lower income, address homelessness and all of these things. I'm sure other municipalities are similar.
It's my view that what the federal government ought to do is directly fund the municipalities, because then they know the organizations that are there that are doing the good work on the ground and they can operate at a pace that reacts to the market. I think that's the best way.
I'll ask this to each of the witnesses: Do you agree? If not, how would you recommend we move forward?