Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Once again, witnesses, you are unsung heroes. You are changing people's lives through your work, what you do every day. What's more, some of you are doing this after having gone through difficult times yourselves. That is a great credit to you.
I'd like to digress for a moment. Mr. Rousseau, you mentioned earlier that divorce can be a cause of homelessness, and you spoke about the game snakes and ladders. My first encounter with people experiencing homelessness was as a teenager, when I spent an evening at the Maison du Père in Montreal serving meals. Afterward, I was invited to chat with the people there. I played cards with a man who had been a lawyer but had lost everything following a divorce. He ended up on the street. So, it's true that there are many causes.
Ms. Favreau and Mr. Rousseau, I'll ask you a question first, and if there's time, other witnesses can answer it.
Several organizations in Quebec advocate for a continuum-of-care approach. At this time, does a single-approach model like Housing First truly meet the needs of all profiles of people experiencing homelessness? I think your testimony has already confirmed this.
There are organizations in my region. I'm thinking of the people at Auberge sous mon toit and Le Passant shelter, who, during a meeting, used the image of steps on a staircase. It's one step at a time. If you skip a step, you might fall. It's a bit like the snakes and ladders game you mentioned.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Maybe housing alone doesn't solve everything.