Rosemarie Falk at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

Thank you, Chair.

I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here today.

Mr. Lyall, I'd like to start with you.

In a recent article published in the Canadian Contractor, you wrote that “housing affordability isn't just a social issue, it's an economic one as well.” Can you expand on what happens to the broader economy when housing becomes unaffordable?