Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the House the Minister stated that approximately 2,200 households will be affected by this initiative. Earlier he stated that 1,823 households will see a change in their rent due to harmonization and 40 percent of these households will see an increase in their rent. Mr. Speaker, throughout this session, I am finding out that just basing rent on pay stubs overlooks how many people live in the home and need to be supported by the income earned. I also raised concern how rent and income support are going to be addressed on a month-to-month basis. This makes it hard for people to plan and it looks like it's easy to foresee that arrears will be created quickly. Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of issues that need to be dealt with.

Mr. Speaker, the way I see harmonization is like these two Ministers are going on a long trip. They see the gas gauge going up and down. They don't know how much gas is in the tank. Some Ministers and Members on this side are saying go ahead and a minority of us on this side of the House are saying pull over, check your gas tank. I urge the Ministers and Members in this House to defer this strategy until we know where we are going to end up. The numbers are out there, the households are known. Just take the time to make sure we are heading in the right direction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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