Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I have another question. I spoke earlier about community projects in my riding. For example, the Rustik motel was converted into 31 housing units for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It was not easy to implement the project because the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation received an overwhelming number of applications.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I know that there are other worthwhile projects being implemented in my area. Either they received money or they are working with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC. It is not easy though. Flexibility is required. This question is for the minister.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, as we all know, simplistic solutions are simply unrealistic. Everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Unfortunately, as we have seen recently in communities across our country, far too many Canadians face the unacceptable reality of homelessness on a daily basis.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, housing affordability is a real and growing concern. Personally, I believe that Infrastructure Canada remains determined to do what it takes to help Canadians get through this crisis and to address the issue of housing and chronic homelessness. Together, we plan to strengthen communities and the middle class.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I appreciate my colleague's work and her speech. I know she has a very good understanding of this range of needs. In my riding, we need projects with services. Yes, there is a need for social housing, but it must be accompanied by services. I wonder if the member could talk a bit more about this.

First Nations Fiscal Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I was very interested to hear the speech of my colleague, especially in the area of autonomy and first nations working toward a greater independence and partnerships. My riding neighbours Kahnawake, and in recent years I have been very energized to see a number of partnerships between organizations and companies in Kahnawake and other individuals and organizations.

20th Anniversary of Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the 20th annivesary of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, which I have the honour of co-chairing with Senator Amina Gerba. I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who, over the years, helped our association be active and present both here in Canada and on the international stage, including the association's founders, the late MP Mauril Bélanger and retired senator Raynell Andreychuk.

Red Dress Day  Mr. Chair, I want to thank my hon. colleague for sharing his life story and his personal advocacy and growth in this area. I extend my deepest sympathies for the loss of his family members. We sit together on the public accounts committee, which is all about value for money and that kind of thing, so I would be interested to know, in an ideal world, where my colleague would like to put the emphasis of funding and programming to work toward a solution, or if not a solution, at least a better place with this problem.

Red Dress Day  Mr. Chair, in her speech, my hon. colleague mentioned some very important aspects of this problem, including decolonization and the patriarchy. This demonstrates that there are some cultural concepts that are deeply anchored in this problem. I would like to know if she agrees with me that more indigenous women are affected by this problem even though they represent 4% of the population.

Red Dress Day  Madam Chair, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for her speech. She shared some recommendations for helping vulnerable people in difficult situations. There have been tragedies, many of them in Quebec, but also across Canada, involving indigenous women. Does my colleague agree that systemic racism exists in Canada?

Red Dress Day  Madam Chair, I am wondering about this. Earlier in the policing piece, there was a lot of talk about introducing social workers to address difficult situations. I would like to hear the member's thoughts on the kind of training needed and who those community social workers should be.

Red Dress Day  Madam Chair, thank you again for the speech and the advocacy that you are putting forward. What is the role of allyship? It is a big question in my riding. We are neighbours to Kahnawake. We have started some partnership, but perhaps you could talk about allyship in advancing this work.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I can simply answer that I agree that the federal and provincial governments must work together. As far as the province of Quebec is concerned, we have worked very well in the past with the Société d'habitation du Québec, and we continue to work with that organization and with the municipalities.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. I am very proud to say that we have a rather large inventory of social housing in Châteauguay—Lacolle. It is not enough, but we have quite a lot of social housing units on Montreal's south shore. That is thanks to the experience and expertise that has been developed over the years.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I find that rather brutal. We are five years into a 10-year strategy. In my speech, I talked about how we are meeting different objectives. I would like continue my answer to that question by continuing my answer from before. We have increased the funding available through the CMHC.