Thank you.
Since I became the critic on this issue, the committee has heard from representatives of many municipalities. It became very clear, particularly during our infrastructure study, that the Canada Community Building Fund was in fact the one that the municipalities liked the most. According to the municipalities, this fund is simple and easy to use, without complicated conditions. They say it is accessible to small and large municipalities alike, without excessive paperwork.
I think you said that you intend to add a housing component to the Canada Community Building Fund, which is not the case right now.
I am trying to understand what that entails. Will you be adding funding for housing to the Canada Community Building Fund, or will you simply add conditions?
The municipalities have said that there are already too many conditions attached to this funding. As it is, they would like to be able to fund more things than they are currently able to do.