Mr. Chair, I recall the member for Winnipeg Centre first asking for an emergency debate on this, and it was not granted. Then the member for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte asked for an emergency debate on this issue and it was not granted. That triggered me and others on the government benches to encourage the government to request a take-note debate so that we could share the stories of very real people in our communities who are affected by this crisis.
The government takes this very seriously. We have committed over $230 million toward this crisis, and it will take more than the federal government to fix it. In Ontario, we need partners in the provincial and municipal governments. In the province of British Columbia, where the crisis really started and has affected so many people, they have taken a leadership role and continued to work hard, to the point where they are not only challenging the crisis and saying that it will result in a solution, but are also ensuring that people know that the government is there for them. Just like the B.C. government, our government is here for them, and I really hope that the Ontario provincial government will also take a leadership role, knowing that people are counting on it, so that we can deliver results for them, because it is the right thing to do. The federal government, under this Prime Minister, is there for them.