Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to see that the government of Quebec has made a decision to reinvest in social housing. When I travelled across the country I used to say that I was proud to be from British Columbia because, along with Quebec, those were the only two provinces investing in social housing. Regrettably now I have to say it is only Quebec because in B.C. provincial funds for social housing have been frozen. I applaud the fact that in Quebec there is still a commitment.
I hope the member would agree with me that, if we had a federal commitment as well, we would then have a program, not just in Quebec but in all provinces and in all urban centres in smaller communities. This would be a significant, positive stimulus to our economy and result in the creation of good jobs, in many cases well paying union jobs.