Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Minister. We've seen each other often recently. We met for half an hour on Monday evening. Let me tell you, you're certainly determined to get the job done. It's a pleasure to meet you and to talk to you again.
Housing and homelessness go hand in hand. They are closely connected, and part of a continuum. Basically, we want to find housing for people in Canada. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC, released a study you're familiar with, since you yourself quoted from it this past Monday evening in the House of Commons committee of the whole. The study says we need to build 3.5 million homes in Canada by 2030 to address affordability and accessibility. The study dates back to June 2022.
This year's budget includes investments in Indigenous housing in rural and northern communities, but no new funding to increase the supply of housing in Canada.
Given this figure of 3.5 million housing units, which is a major amount, do you have an action plan? At any rate, do you plan to meet this target by 2030?