Finance committee  Inasmuch as the fewer homes we build, the more unaffordable—if you will—houses become for Canadians. There would be job losses in this industry, for sure.

Finance committee  Thank you. I will field that question. My name is Victor Fiume. I am the past president of the Canadian Home Builders' Association. Certainly, we are struggling at all levels of this association to keep our housing product affordable. Increasing the rates, the CPP rates—as we

Finance committee  That is absolutely what I am saying. There is no room for us to absorb any more costs.