Thank you.
National Defence has 12,500 houses for the use of military members and their families, and they're scattered across the country, not always in the right places, according to requirements. We are in the midst of using operational requirements from base commanders and from the three environments to determine where we need the appropriate number of houses, and then we're going to try to rebalance the portfolio. That's the big answer.
National Defence got through the budget this year and received $50 million to upgrade the infrastructure quality of our houses. That would be new construction and renovations. We have spent significant amounts of money over the last five years, in the range of $500 million. The impact on the portfolio has been quite good. The demand used to be for four-bedroom houses for big families. Now it's more one- and two-bedroom apartment-style accommodations. So we are doing that.
We're trying to follow the techniques of modern markets. The one you're speaking about in Bagotville, I'm not sure if that is government-owned or if it's owned by the private sector. We are seeking to rely on the private sector to provide housing of the right quality and the right affordability, which is possible today. It wasn't possible in the fifties. It's a different model that we're trying to move towards. At the end of the day, the welfare of the troops and their families, the affordability, what we provide through houses, the neighbourhoods and that kind of thing—all these are paramount.