Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I want to thank Mr. Pollett for being with us today.
This study obviously reminds us of the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, but my questions are for both of you, Mr. Rainville from the CDCBM and Mr. Champagne from Entrée chez soi. You are both involved with the Corporation de développement communautaire, which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary in Brome‑Missisquoi. You wear two hats, and perhaps even more, knowing you.
First off, congratulations on the work you do every day. I know, we say it and we say it again: You change lives, and you welcome people in all their humanity through your humanity. Thank you so much.
I'm the member for Shefford, so we have a region and even some organizations in common. I, too, clearly have a lot of questions. I agree with Mr. Villeneuve that there are a lot of questions to ask.
You raised the issue of the rural aspect, but I have trouble with that because, when we talk about designated communities, it has a clear impact on the Reaching Home program and in the Eastern Townships, where Sherbrooke gets money. As a result, Granby and Cowansville don't get enough money. As you rightly said, urban communities are much more organized. As you said about the warming centres and drop-in centres that you've opened, we obviously still need to build everything.
Tell us about the importance of expanding the Reaching Home program to other designated communities.