Mr. Speaker, we are talking about the numbers, but let us not forget that there are real people behind those numbers.
The end of the rent supplements is causing upheaval in the lives of many tenants in housing co-operatives and low-income housing. One such tenant is Carole Parent, who lives in the Odyssée co-operative in Hochelaga. Soon she will have to pay an extra $200 a month for her apartment. Some 44% of her budget will go to her rent. That does not leave a lot of room for paying bills or buying groceries.
When will the government realize that access to housing is a right and renew the funding provided for in the social housing agreements?