Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about the accelerator fund, and we heard also from my colleagues on the other side about communities not getting access to that money. The government rolled out $4 billion, and it was oversubscribed. Communities like Courtenay and Cumberland, which applied, were denied. Communities like Port Alberni, Parksville and Qualicum did not even have a chance to get their applications in on time, because they were hoping it was going to be extended.
What did the government do when the program got oversubscribed? It put $400 million into the pot, 10% more. There is a housing emergency. Communities are lining up for the funding, when they could actually use that funding to accelerate building housing to help people have a safe place to live.
Another thing the government is failing so badly at is building indigenous housing on reserve. British Columbia is the only province in this country to actually put $1 billion toward building housing on reserve because of the current government's failure to ensure that indigenous people have a safe place to live in this country.
Why does my colleague not address those important concerns from the people of my riding?