Finance committee  Thank you for talking about the homeless people who have died this year, in Montreal, but also in Toronto and in other places. This highlights the failure of our social policies, especially with housing and homelessness. Likewise, we see the extent to which the right to housing

Finance committee  Obtaining funds specifically for acquiring land and buildings for cooperatives, not-for-profit housing organizations, or even municipal housing services, is an important part of the solution in helping to enhance the supply of social and community housing, which is insufficient a

Finance committee  If I understood correctly, the question was about the role and responsibilities of the cities. That is an important question because the cities are now recognized as local governments. But they do not have the financial means of the higher levels of governments, the provincial a

Finance committee  Some municipalities are making that request. If I am not mistaken, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is also making that request. They are asking for an acquisition fund to buy buildings and housing units on the private market that are still affordable. This is to protect

Finance committee  Thank you for the question, which is relevant and key to our current discussions on rising housing costs and assistance for tenants in core housing need. They're, in theory, the primary focus of the national housing strategy and the new announcements regarding home ownership assi

Finance committee  Exactly.

Finance committee  That's right. This is part of the solution. Today, we're talking about supply. In our opinion, we must be careful, because not all the supply can meet needs, especially the most urgent needs. In Quebec, particularly in Montreal, the increase in rental housing construction is ma

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. The rapid housing initiative is different from the other national housing strategy programs. It's the only program whose affordability requirements are clearly based on the tenants' ability to pay rather than on current prices, which doesn't work, as

Finance committee  Yes. Thank you for the opportunity to talk about it. We share the same view with regard to so‑called affordable housing. As my colleague said, the housing isn't really affordable. It's funded by the rental construction financing initiative, for example. Sometimes, the rent can b

Finance committee  That's an excellent question. First I'll talk about the definitions of “affordable” and “social” housing, because that's crucial. I would like to emphasize that, indeed, the federal government's withdrawal from funding social housing has contributed to this shortage of social h

Finance committee  Certainly. First of all, you are quite correct to say, Mr. Trudel, that behind the numbers there are human consequences. They are disastrous. Every day and every week, we hear from tenants all over Quebec who are experiencing the consequences of this housing crisis and who are u

Finance committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I will be giving my presentation in French. Thank you for inviting me to appear before the committee. We know that the increase in housing costs is an important component of current inflation. We are particularly concerned about the plight of renters,