Mr. Speaker, I wish to table in this House a petition signed by more than 2,000 of my constituents, who are asking the government to provide assistance so that construction work can start right away on subsidized housing in the riding of Verdun-Saint-Paul.
The disappearance of local industries has led to an unusually severe job shortage, so that residents cannot all afford decent housing.
Mr. Speaker, I agree completely with this petition which I now present to you.