Thank you.
I'd be supportive of Madam Chabot's motion.
I wanted to thank the witnesses today. It's incredible testimony, and so important.
I want to revisit the CMHC, and I'm going to start by just reiterating the goals and the aims, which are “to remove barriers and help municipalities build housing more quickly in an ambitious and innovative manner”.
Mr. Asimakos, you mentioned CMHC, and I've heard this before, so I'd like to hear your experience. I've had experience of a project having waited 12 or 18 months to hear back that there will be a partnership. Meanwhile, nothing can happen at the municipal level.
I'm going to ask, Mr. Asimakos, if you could share other barriers, including what's happening at CMHC, and any others.
I'm going to take a moment to mention that I've heard the word “Nimbyism” a couple of times today. Before you speak, Mr. Asimakos, I have to make a statement about that. It isn't an argument, and I'm sure there are many in this room who would agree. Mayors and councils have the freedom to vote for rezoning at any point in time. It's due only to a lack of courage that they continue to hide behind this Nimbyism, so I just want folks to know that I don't buy into the argument of Nimbyism, because the NIMBYs don't have the gavel.
Mr. Asimakos, could you just tell me what your experiences are with CMHC?