Okay. One other area that I wanted to explore here. Really it goes beyond the market housing initiative. It is a much more significant piece of work that lies before the corporation and probably more so before this government, and that is to figure out a way to replace what is now I think a $35 million contribution that we get from CMHC. It's $33 million, Madam Chair, which is over in about the next 20 years because it's going to be sunsetting. This is an enormous challenge. Madam Chair, what are we going to do to replace this level of investment and contribution into our housing infrastructure? The expectations that we've had and I know the Minister has had them, he has made quite a lot of comment about meeting with federal Housing Minister Joe Fontana and it's great to have these relationships and these meetings, but there was nothing, Madam Chair, in the federal budget for public housing. This lack of commitment from the federal government shocked people across the country. I'm looking at a news article from a national daily, Madam Chair, that describes how bitter everybody is at the federal government's failure to live up to a promise or a pledge that was out there for about $1.5 billion in housing funds that were promised by the Liberals. So we've got a real uphill battle here, Madam Chair. How does the Minister propose to go about restoring $33 million a year that is slowly slipping away from us? Thank you.
Bill Braden on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 3rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 3rd, 2005
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