Finance committee  I can certainly tell you what we're doing in my municipality. We've reached every level of conservation, according to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' goals and objectives, one of probably only five communities in the country that have done so. We have certainly reduced

Finance committee  The answer to that is absolutely yes.

Finance committee  Climate change wasn't in my presentation, but it's something I'm certainly prepared to talk about. It's something that is very important to all Canadians, and we all have a piece to participate in. There are so many examples across the country. Jeff was talking about Calgary.

Finance committee  Look, there is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the planet and what we're doing and what we're not doing, and we all have to share in that responsibility, and Canada has to do its part just as any other country does.

Finance committee  That's a great question and it has come up. As a matter of fact, in other programs that involved the one-third, one-third, one-third, it didn't necessarily mean that some of the smaller communities even had one-third to come to the table. That's always been a concern. I think w

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. For two decades we've seen housing prices skyrocket, while building of rental housing has stagnated and social housing is eroding. The lack of options for all Canadians has put housing affordability at the centre of our economic challenges.

Finance committee  I don't think that municipalities are really capable of handling anything by themselves, just as it is for the federal government or provincial governments. What the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is all about is creating partnerships, softening or lightening up the challe

Finance committee  We are actually looking at the financial portion of the partnering. As I stated, it really isn't or shouldn't be up to any one level of government to take on this financial burden. At $18 billion it's just too much. Municipalities are willing to step up to the plate with a one-

Finance committee  Not very much at all.

Finance committee  It would be a very small portion, for sure. Whether it's 10%, or 12%, or 15%, it would be a very small portion.

Finance committee  I don't think so, but I would say that the costs that will be incurred by municipalities across the country are much greater than had ever been anticipated, when we start looking at what we have to do to bring it up to standard support—

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  That's correct, sir.

Finance committee  It is one that we certainly subscribe to. We don't think any level should be responsible for or should have to take on the burden all to itself.