Human Resources committee  If I may, Saint John thinks very highly of FCM. In fact, they have funded several consultant-type projects for us, albeit not necessarily to do with affordable housing. I don't personally see a need for another intermediary, and I'm not sure they would have the staffing horsepowe

Human Resources committee  If I may, I'd like to piggyback on Mayor Taylor's comment. I think it should be primarily focused on service providers. A lot of the smaller communities are provided the service of housing from larger regional entities, etc. In New Brunswick, we don't have a regional government s

Human Resources committee  The City of Saint John can provide the committee with our entire housing needs assessment, which was recently completed. It lays out a number of the figures you're seeking. The short answer is, there are well over 2,000 on the waiting list, and I referred to the fact that we have

Human Resources committee  First of all, in terms of distributing the money, I respectfully suggest that maybe stealing a page out of the gas tax fund approach would be useful, where the money is provided directly to the municipalities. We've spoken about that. What could it achieve for us? At the end of

Human Resources committee  If I may again, this is John Collin, city manager in Saint John. When it comes to rent controls, I agree it is a fine balance. One thing to consider for smaller communities such as ours is the reality that we do not have a plethora of developers. Therefore, anything we do that a

Human Resources committee  If I may, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, the short answer to that question is through a variety of different ways. I do not believe there is one Holy Grail that will solve the affordable housing crisis in Saint John. We need to take a look at it all, from subsidies to la

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, members of the committee. I am indeed honoured to be here speaking on behalf of our community, and I will, of course, limit my comments to the Saint John perspective. When it comes to affordable housing, the city of Saint John is in crisis. We estimate that in 20