Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for joining us. I'd like to congratulate you on your work.
I won't give a long introduction.
As you know, I’m the member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert. In my riding, we’re experiencing an unprecedented homelessness crisis that has lasted for almost six years. I wasn’t an MP at the beginning of this crisis. I’ve only been a member for six months. You've been in your position for six or seven months as well. Everyone can see our government's commitment.
Budget 2025 announced that $1 billion would be invested in transitional and supportive housing construction. When we speak of support, we're referring to services. Before that, we had the reaching home program.
Organizations and communities working with this clientele are asking me a question that concerns them a lot: Does this $1 billion investment represent a continuation of the reaching home program or its replacement?