Finance committee  Yes, I'm aware of that, and the fact that it's going to roll out over three years instead of two. That certainly helps, but I think we do need more. I would refer the panel back to the numbers that Michael Shapcott of the Wellesley Institute provided, showing how investment in so

Finance committee  A very good start.

Finance committee  The municipalities do not have that sort of money to gather. It's not going to happen. But they can do a great deal in terms of density zoning, providing incentives for builders to include affordable housing in new developments--

Finance committee  It doesn't need to be cash. Of course the province has a responsibility too. We're not letting anyone off the hook. We'll criticize every level of government equally. They should all be working together to do something that's important.

Finance committee  I actually have a press conference at 2:30--come to the lobby here--to talk about Minister Coleman's announcement this morning. I'm running off to that right now.

Finance committee  The thing with what's being proposed is that it doesn't require money on an indefinite basis. We're at a point of crisis at the moment. We don't go on building social housing forever. It has a long life and can be privatized when the need for social housing drops, which is happen

Finance committee  Thank you. My understanding was that the theme today was Canada's place in a competitive world, so I've tried to place housing within that context. Housing is a basic need for everyone in the world, for the man who's just paid off the mortgage on his dream house and for a child