Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses once again for being with us this afternoon to contribute to our discussion.
I have two and a half minutes, so I'm going to ask several questions right away. I'd like to hear from the FRAPRU representative first, and then from Mr. Ross and Mr. Lyall.
My questions follow up on my remarks during my first round of questions. We know that Quebec already has solid expertise in co-operatives. In my riding in the Eastern Townships, housing co-operatives are doing an extraordinary job. We have models. In Racine, there is La Brunante, a housing co‑operative for seniors. They even went to meet with the World Health Organization to demonstrate just how much their co‑operative model really helps seniors age in better health, and therefore how great a model it is.
Why wouldn't Ottawa directly fund the existing Quebec models? That would be my first question.
Here's my second question: What proportion of investments should be set aside for co-operatives specifically?
Third, are you concerned that a new federal structure might slow down projects that are ready to launch?
I'd like to hear FRAPRU's perspective.