In your opening statement, you talked about a more flexible model, one that simultaneously takes into account the private sector, not-for-profit organizations and a wide range of partners—whom we believe are essential to the approach—and affordable housing.
Affordable housing has been defined in a number of ways. According to Statistics Canada's website, “[a] household in core housing need is one whose dwelling is considered unsuitable, inadequate or unaffordable and whose income levels are such that they could not afford…housing”. In fact, 1.7 million households were in core housing need, according to the 2016 census data.
Do you think the housing accelerator fund will, in part, help solve that problem?
If not, how can it address the problem?