Human Resources committee  What I can say is that definitely, the national housing strategy is going to be such that the outcomes for Canadians are improved and not worsened, hopefully. I hope that kind of answers your question.

Human Resources committee  I haven't seen a notable impact.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. As mentioned in my opening remarks and a couple of other times, what we've heard from Canadians is that we should focus the attention and the national housing strategy on the folks most in need, so definitely the strategy will likely be able to meet t

Human Resources committee  I can't comment on that at this point. I can't confirm that, yes or no.

Human Resources committee  Because we're still developing the national housing strategy. Obviously, the strategy will ensure that Canadians have a place to call home and have an affordable place. That's the vision. If the question is on whether we re going to extend the operating agreements or not, I can't

Human Resources committee  Is the question whether CMHC could do that?

Human Resources committee  Yes, I think it could be considered.

Human Resources committee  I cannot elaborate, but CMHC could do it. We already have the authorization to make loans. That’s what I meant.

Human Resources committee  I think the green building principle should definitely be explored. That would actually help the Government of Canada, and the country, to achieve more than one objective: first, providing access to affordable housing, and second, protecting the environment.

Human Resources committee  I think Minister Duclos repeatedly mentioned that he was definitely looking for transformative, flexible and innovative approaches. He also focused on the partnership and co-operation between various stakeholders.

Human Resources committee  I'm not sure. That was not actually a question, was it?

Human Resources committee  In terms of an estimate of the number of housing units, I don’t have the data with me. I can forward it to the committee later, if we have it. As for the people who have already lost their subsidies, once again, that will depend on the new initiatives in the national housing str

Human Resources committee  Unfortunately, I don’t know the content of budget 2017.

Human Resources committee  As we develop the national housing strategy and talk about coming up with new transformative programs and initiatives, I think we can certainly take a look at that. Obviously, the easiest way to address it would be to allow stacking.

Human Resources committee  Do you want my personal opinion?