For options, CMHC seems to work fine for the communities that want to use CMHC. It gives the opportunity for low-income housing. It gives the opportunity for families who want to live on reserve. I have some families who pay $1,200 a month on reserve. For the first nation mortgaged house, that $1,200 a month is a lot of money for the economy in northern Saskatchewan.
An option I see is to have more CMHC housing in our communities. Once again, the budgeting for housing in first nations country hasn't increased in over 30 years, which causes problems.
With that, I would like to thank the committee for giving me the opportunity to speak this afternoon.
Thank you.