Mr. Chairman, as was mentioned before, when I was on SCONDVA the minister asked us to do a study on quality of life. I have a few questions for the minister on the quality of life report.
As the member for Whitby--Ajax mentioned, we did travel to a number of Canadian forces bases all over Canada and in Europe. One night we were in Edmonton, where approximately 3,000 or 4,000 people were waiting for us in a gymnasium, if I remember correctly. This one gentleman from Suffield, Alberta got up to speak. He wanted to tell us how flat the land was around Suffield, so he used an example. He said that in Suffield people can watch a dog run away from home for two days. The point is that anybody at those meetings could get up and talk about whatever they wanted to.
While we were travelling around we heard quite a bit of talk about the Canadian Forces Housing Agency. First, I would like to ask the minister if he remembers what the budget was before the report and where we are at now. Second, during some of these meetings it was mentioned that there might be partnerships with private enterprises to run the Canadian forces housing agency. I wonder if any thought has been given to that.