That's a great question, but I'm not exactly sure I would focus on the same measure as the gas tax, because the needs are different in different municipalities.
One of the things that I think would really be beneficial in getting more housing on the market is a regional approach. For example, in my area, we have the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board. We work together, as a board, to address our priorities for transportation. Then we submit a list to the province and say, “These are the projects we would like funded.” That could absolutely happen with a housing file. Each municipality identifies its needs and projects.
Doing this with a regional approach also distributes the housing among municipalities. Right now, in a municipality such as mine, if I can't house people, they end up in Edmonton, which contributes to a lot of the social problems happening in the bigger cities.
I think that would be a great criterion. I also think it's the ability to get it out there fast.