Finance committee  I'll answer your question in French. The request for $2 billion is related to an investment in housing. The request for federal investment to be doubled in the development of social housing was made a long time ago. It would serve to reduce or even eliminate and prevent homeless

Finance committee  We think it should be both. It has been both in the past. Some of the social housing that was done before 1994, such as public housing, was done by the Société d'habitation du Québec, but co-op housing and non-profit housing was done by community groups, which is a model that s

Finance committee  From 1999 to 2014, federal funds were invested in a number of initiatives, as we describe in the brief we have submitted. They might take the form of a contribution to the facilities of organizations such as the Maison du Père, Cactus Montréal or L'Itinéraire, or a contribution t

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning to all the committee members. We thank you for this opportunity to be heard and to describe the homeless situation in Montreal and the needs of Montreal, which are among the most significant in Canada, as my colleague mentioned. The Réseau