I can only really speak for B.C. There's a great deal of need. More money always helps. What can I say? The more money you have, the more projects you can do and the more units you can build. I understand that there are limits to the amount of money that can be brought to the table by the government.
I am hopeful that some of that money might be targeted in B.C. a little more broadly and to more people than is currently the case. In concentrating on a single group and reducing need among that group, the B.C. government is running the risk of neglecting low-income families, for example, working families who are very important to the fabric and the economy of cities like Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey and who are increasingly being priced out of that market. That kind of pricing out, the kind of displacement of those kinds of families that we see in high-priced areas like Vancouver, is something that should be of concern to all levels of government. We're talking about the tax base of those cities; we're talking about the livability of those cities; we're talking about the ability of those cities to remain diverse places. Many lower-income immigrants have a very hard time in places like Vancouver.
So my concern is not just about the grand total of cash that's being put on the table. There is a fair bit of that. My concern is that a key demographic is being neglected to the long-term detriment of our urban fabric and ultimately of the country.