Mr. Chair, as the proud representative of 19 Wing Comox, I am incredibly proud to be here to represent the amazing work the people at that base do.
The amount of work that is currently being done on the search and rescue training facility has been wonderful to watch. At this time in the world, having training for search and rescue is needed, and Comox is a great place to do it.
However, in the Comox Valley, the rental vacancy rate has been under 1% for a very long time. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to remind the minister that I wrote a letter several months ago asking about this issue. The reality is that there is not a lot of housing on the base, either. With more people coming to the region for training, and the challenges so many of the women and men in uniform are facing in terms of housing, can the minister please let me know, and let the House know, if any resources will be funnelled to 19 Wing Comox to address this important housing issue?