Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to emphasize the importance of ensuring that the witnesses understand the purpose of this committee. It's to ensure that we utilize the words of the Auditor General, who's made it very clear in her report that there are systemic failures within CMHC, Infrastructure Canada and ESDC, in particular in the operations of data collection for outcome and co-operation among all three groups.
It's imperative that this committee understands and that the director of CMHC understands that this is truly a measure of accountability for Canadians. We expect far more than the answers we've been receiving today. We expect an admission that's it's important you understand that the Auditor General reports are important to Canadians and that you must heed the advice, not just of this committee, but of course of the Auditor General.
Chronic homelessness was 11.3% higher in 2019-20 than the 2016 baseline. It was just mentioned by CMHC that their plan is to ensure they can incentivize the private market to ensure they are building the supply. We're seeing that their plan is resulting in an increase in homelessness.
Does CMHC think that the private market can continue to be incentivized to build the appropriate number of units, yes or no?