Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. Thank you for inviting the Canadian Forces housing agency to join you today.
My name is Serge Tremblay, and my title is general manager of infrastructure and technical services. To elaborate, I am a part the Canadian Forces housing agency.
The agency’s purpose is twofold. We support the quality of life of CAF members by supporting the housing services program. Also, as Mr. Chambers covered, we are responsible for the sustainable management of the actual infrastructure in support of the housing program. That's the houses.
Current demand for residential housing in DND is high, and that is owing partially to the private sector market conditions, which have increased the demand for housing for all Canadians, not just for our CAF members. CFHA has been working in lockstep with both Mr. Chambers’ group and Brigadier-General Tattersall and her team to try to find living accommodation solutions for the CAF members. It's a complex problem space that is characterizing Canada’s current housing situation, and the answers have not been easy.
I look forward to your questions.