Thank you, Dr. Fedida.
Everyone agrees that regulations relating to housing fall under provincial jurisdiction. What can we do at the federal level? We have undertaken, among other things, to work on a registry of owners.
In your opinion, how can federal legislation provide assistance in this regard? How should we work with the provinces to introduce legislation on human rights and tenant protection?
Mr. Dickie, I understand that the statistics on renovictions might seem insignificant to you, but I represent the riding of Hochelaga, and renovictions are one of the biggest problems we are facing in Hochelaga right now. We have to remember that behind every statistic, whether it is 1% or very low, are the people it represents. No one deserves to be put out on the street because someone wants to renovate a building and raise the rent.
I would like to hear from Mr. Richter and Dr. Fedida on how the federal government could introduce legislation on the right to housing and preventing renovictions.