It's nice to see you again, Minister. It was nice seeing you in Hamilton a couple of weeks ago. You were in town to announce 109 units for the city of Hamilton and two not-for-profits. It was a $25-million investment in the affordable housing area for a rapid housing initiative. We were very appreciative of the funds and your visit.
I just want to speak to the rapid housing program, because it has been a tremendous success, as you have highlighted here this morning. As past president of CityHousing Hamilton for a number of years, from a municipal perspective and a service-provider perspective I can say that the rapid housing initiative for us was a terrific program. It was an easy application process; the funds flowed quickly to service providers, and we were able, within 12 to 14 months, to take people off the affordable housing wait-list.
Minister, can you elaborate on the successes of that program, not just in Hamilton but across the country? Have you any glimpse of where we are going in terms of further investments with the rapid housing initiative? It has been a tremendous success, and I know not-for-profits and municipalities are eagerly awaiting more investments in that area.