Human Resources committee  In the context of the health crisis, it's really a matter of ensuring access to a roof and safe places for everyone to comply with recommended health measures. Over the past few weeks, we have had some interesting experiences in collaboration with teams from the health and socia

Human Resources committee  The crisis has really demonstrated the extent to which housing is a human right. It was a historic decision last year to enshrine this objective in an act of Parliament. We really saw in practice what that meant. All Canadians were asked to confine themselves, to respect emergenc

Human Resources committee  I'd be happy to talk about it, Mr. Trudel. I'm not saying that Quebec is better than the other provinces, because each province has its own policies, constraints, directions and ways of doing things. By necessity, we have developed a model over the last 20 years or so that is l

Human Resources committee  I would say that there are already programs and an approach that have been proven to work. The AccèsLogis Québec program, which has been in existence for some 20 years, has enabled the construction of 42,000 social and community housing units. We managed to improve our indicator

Human Resources committee  In fact...

Human Resources committee  Quebec needs 5,000 new community units per year. With the help of this agreement, we could probably catch up with the backlog.

Human Resources committee  I would add that social recovery must be included in economic recovery. We will not be able to dissociate the issues of economic recovery and social recovery. The latter will make it possible, for example, to develop affordable housing that meets high standards in terms of energy

Human Resources committee  In fact, it's social and community housing. By this expression, we mean housing that is, obviously, affordable and whose ownership is not based on the pursuit of profit, therefore not for profit. These are collectively owned in the case of private organizations, such as non-prof

Human Resources committee  The main difficulty we had was complying with health regulations. In the seniors' residences, we had to impose confinement for public health reasons. This confinement is just beginning to be lifted these days. From a mental health perspective, the requirement for these people to

Human Resources committee  I'd be happy to. In fact, since the announcement of the National Housing Strategy in 2017, we have applauded this commitment and the will that has guided the development of this strategy. However, in practice, there is still a lot of work to be done to make this a concrete reali

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank all the members of the committee for having invited us today. The events of the past few months, you will agree, have certainly been a tremendous challenge for all Canadians. This was particularly the case for the sector we represent, the non-profi