Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to quickly turn to paragraph 5.76 in relation to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation not knowing whether it not it was improving housing outcomes for vulnerable Canadians and contributing to the prevention and reduction of chronic homelessness. In addition, that same section says:
The corporation did not know who was benefiting from its initiatives or whether housing outcomes were improving for priority vulnerable populations, including people experiencing chronic homelessness. We also concluded that rental housing considered affordable and approved under the National Housing Co‑Investment Fund was often unaffordable for low‑income households, many of whom belong to vulnerable groups.
When I hear that figure, you must understand—particularly members of the CMHC—how concerning that is when we're talking about massive-scale investments not getting the results or being able to demonstrate those results, simultaneous to seeing the reality on the ground in my communities and on Boyle Street. These are real places that have real impacts. Two hundred and twenty-two people...almost 460 people died in the last two years. This is happening in our backyards, and we need to find some ways to get some accountability.
My question is clear: How can we have any faith in CMHC's ability to deliver on affordable housing when we don't know how to measure affordability, and when the OAG found that your definition of affordable housing was out of reach for low-income households?
That's for the CMHC.