Mr. Speaker, I wish we had more time to speak about this. I recently had the opportunity to go to Nunavut and visit Iqaluit. I met with housing activists, as well as one of the government ministers.
The member is quite correct. The situation there is quite appalling. I visited an emergency shelter and a number of public housing units. Every single person I met told me that they wanted to see a commitment from the federal government to a national housing strategy that would enable them to make housing a priority.
They are willing to put money into it, but they need the support of the federal government. I would say clearly to the member that he and I, along with other members of the House, should do all we can to see that the next federal budget makes housing a priority, so that the people of Nunavut are not out in the cold this winter. This is something that obviously in that climate they cannot afford to do.