Finance committee  Yes, we are. The homeless funds have been frozen at about $135 million for the last 10 years, and that's across the country. The need continues to rise and is growing extensively in all communities of Canada.

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. I think it is more the former than the latter, and the need is extremely great. We also thought that with the stimulus funding, a broader focus on the home sector would better address some of the significant needs of children and youth and families.

Finance committee  Yes, it has, thank you, gratefully.

Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak this afternoon. My name is Marion Wright, and I'm the chair of the Alliance to End Homelessness in Ottawa. With me is the vice-chair of the Alliance to End Homeless, Dan Sabourin. Our message is clear: we want to ask you to take action to