Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for joining us.
I can confirm we're working on renewing the national housing strategy. We're about to launch the consultations, and everything you just mentioned helps us get ready. It'll be a good opportunity to delve deeper into the definition of affordability and the issue of standardization, for example. We talked with the previous panel about setting clear objectives and indicators to know where we're going and what we need to build.
Thank you very much for being here today and for being part of this conversation over the last few years. I know you've made a great and significant contribution, and BCH is the response to what we've heard from you over the last few years. It is one piece of the puzzle. It is not meant to work alone. It's definitely meant to work in conjunction with current CMHC programs and will continue to do so in the future.
Member Aitchison, thanks for bringing up the fact that market and non-market housing do need to work together, and both need to be lifted up. We need to build everything: rental, home ownership and all of that. We also need to increase the stock of housing and affordable housing, that's for sure.
I'm just wondering, can you, in your view.... I guess this question is for everyone. Yes, we're trying to work with community organizations and not-for-profits to make sure that we build more affordable housing but also mixed-income projects, where market and non-market housing could be together in a project. We want to ensure long-term affordability.
Previously with CMHC, it was 10 years. We're raising the bar quite significantly on that with Build Canada Homes. I'd like to hear from you on whether or not you think this is the right way to go. What should we be mindful of as we're moving in that space?
Go ahead.