Thanks, Mr. Chairman, and welcome.
Ms. De Jaegher, I want to address the issue of housing, which you raised earlier. We've heard from witnesses on a number of recommendations in terms of increasing the value of contributions and increasing the number of people who receive graduate scholarship and post-doctoral fellowship program support, so there will be some consistent recommendations that flow through to the committee. We'll have discussions about that later.
One thing we haven't looked at is support from other ministries on how we can assist graduate students with their studies and with the cost of living issues they're dealing with. You mentioned housing. McMaster University is just finishing an $80-million 30-storey building in downtown Hamilton to support post-graduate students. It has become a recruiting issue for the university. When students can't find housing, they look for other opportunities.
How can the government assist in terms of providing housing support outside of the traditional funds and programs that we're talking about? How do we look to other ministries to provide support to ensure those housing issues or affordability issues which you referenced earlier can be addressed in a more wholesome way?