I can confirm that, in Granby, the main issue for the Association québécoise de défense des droits locale is the number of renovictions and of seniors ending up on the streets.
I was listening to a report last Thursday when I was on the road back to my riding after my work week. The report confirmed that the combined income from the old age security pension and the guaranteed income supplement—you were talking about the amount of social assistance—no longer enabled seniors to afford to pay their rent. Given that, combined with what you already said about young people leaving youth centres, I think we can see that the faces of homelessness have changed dramatically.
Food Banks Canada published its report this morning. I'm going to consult it to see the new faces of the people seeking food aid. We agree that two of the most essential items, which have gone through the most inflation, are housing and the ability to put food on the table. Those are two basic needs.
What are the causes? You talked about the lack of income. Is it the lack of a continuum of services? Is it more a lack of funding for support programs? You talked about Reaching Home. Regarding the encampment program, in January I met with organizations that were lamenting the fact that they didn't have confirmation that their program could go ahead. Many organizations benefited from this program in my riding.
What are the consequences of that?