Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to once again thank the witnesses, Ms. Pfoh, Ms. Harper, Ms. Bennett and Mr. Bell, for their testimony.
I don't want to be a prophet of doom, but I have a question. I realized that it often came to mind, but I never expressed it. It's about what will happen in the medium or long term. We've already talked about all the housing problems first nations have. Even if there were funding, it wouldn't be enough. As Ms. Pfoh said, we need something else.
What worries me is the breaking point. There's a housing deficit. At the same time, there are very young populations. I often talk about demographics. I see it in my riding, where there are a lot of children. We also see that housing built 40 or 50 years ago needs more than love. Some of it is substandard. I'm wondering if it's been determined where the breaking point would be. We already consider ourselves to be in a crisis situation, but when will it simply collapse?
This worries me, because Ms. Pfoh, like Mr. Bell, told us that recommendations had already been made, that we had ideas and that we knew what needed to be done, but that it was taking a long time. Of course, the situation may be different from one community to another, but when do you think an even more serious crisis could happen? I don't want that, but I think it's inevitable.
Do you have any idea what this might mean for communities in the medium and long term?
My question is for all the witnesses.