Madam Speaker, in the member's earlier comments, he talked about some of the federal programs that rich and wealthy developers were able to benefit from. I do not completely disagree with him, but I am wondering why the New Democratic caucus, along with its Liberal friends, voted for the rental construction financing initiative. This program accounted for over a third of all funds allocated under the national housing program, and in that program, there is no requirement for developers to offer below-market rental housing units after 10 years. For those that are marked below the market rate, in many cases, like where I live in British Columbia, they are still not affordable.
Does the member believe that this program could have done a lot more to help low-income working Canadians, and why did his party support it?