Thank you, Chair.
Ms. Hogan, have you already assessed the effectiveness of housing agreements signed by the federal government and its provincial partners?
Often, it's clear that programs are designed for Ontario, because agreements with that province are relatively easy to sign. That was the case in 2017. Ontario signed immediately, but Quebec took three or four years to sign. Obviously, when the COVID pandemic hit, costs mushroomed. As a result, far fewer housing units were built in Quebec with the same amount of per capita funding or according to the criteria agreed on with Ontario.
In this kind of agreement, are assessments conducted based on provincial needs? Is that part of your mandate? Have you already looked at such assessments? How does one assess the effectiveness of a housing program?