Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Through you to the witnesses, thank you making your second appearance on this very important topic. I'll tell you why I think it's important.
Over the weekend, I had occasion to attend the 10th anniversary of the ReStore, which is part of Habitat for Humanity. I think I mentioned in this committee before, how 12 difficult-to-employ young persons were included in one of the Habitat builds because of a government investment, in partnership with some money from another government department—and not through Public Safety, I must say. As a result of that investment, it was confirmed that approximately 10 of the 12 are now fully employed in the construction industry.
Would you not agree that is a perfect example of how some government money going to a non-profit agency can not only benefit the community but also give homes to three families, which I believe all had children? I go along with your first statement that a proper domicile to a loving and caring family is the first beneficiary, but the real beneficiary is society, in that 10 people who may have been on the unemployment or the hard-to-employ list are now not only employed but are also paying taxes.
Can you relate any possible similarities to other types of government investment you're aware of, while they may not be directly involved—I'm thinking of training issues and those types of things where we partner with non-government agencies—but that get a good result with a small amount of government investment?