Human Resources committee  Perhaps I could just comment. You asked about specific things that could be done. I think the comments that are being made about how we already have a lot of knowledge are very appropriate, but I also think it's important that there is no one solution. It's not one size fits al

Human Resources committee  Clearly the provinces have a role to play. There was a point when Canada was recognized as a leader in the provision of affordable and social housing. At that time, there was collaboration between the federal and provincial levels, and the federal government was heavily involved

Human Resources committee  Perhaps I can just comment that in the context of affordable housing programs, which the federal government has historically sponsored, it's really important for our client group that the depth of subsidy be sufficient. A program that's really designed to bring rents down to a le

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Others would be better able than Salus to define at a general statistical level the needs of people living in poverty. CMHA has done that very well this morning. But what we can speak to are the needs of people receiving and waiting for Salus services. Our services h