Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of National Housing and Co-operatives Week.
There is a crisis of homelessness and a crisis of affordability across this country.
In my city of Toronto, 65,000 households are on a waiting list for assisted housing. It can take up to 12 years for a family to get a three bedroom apartment. In my riding, a project like Green Phoenix, which needs funds for energy efficient, affordable housing to house some of the most needy, may not be able to go ahead due to lack of funding.
We need a national housing strategy that needs all levels of government to make significant investments in affordable and co-op housing.