(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a small comment to make. It is to the Minister of the Housing Corporation. We are all aware that housing rent is increasing every time we turn around. It doesn't matter whether it is the Housing Corporation staff housing or rental housing. We are always faced with an increase. Because of this, I will be asking the honourable Minister this question: Is it because the federal government is asking for more cutbacks, that this increase is

taking place rapidly? Or, is it because of the shortage of housing? It seems that after the $40 million cut from the federal government, rent for housing has really increased.

We also see a lot of people in public housing units evicted from their houses because they aren't able to pay their rent. We have to go through the hamlet councils in the communities if we are going to go into a public housing unit. What is the reasoning for the monthly increase for the units? Many residents in the communities are not able to keep up with the payment and I can imagine, in the future, this will keep happening. The rent will just keep on increasing. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.