Fred Davies

That funding is provincial, however—is that correct?

Thank you, Ms. Singh. I have limited time. I want to get to a pretty broad question. In my previous incarnation, before coming here as a member of Parliament, I was a regional councillor in the region of Niagara. We declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness and addiction in the region, as did many regions and municipalities. It was across the province, not just in Niagara. We knew it [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Singh, regarding economic conditions—particularly in our current situation here in Canada—is there a correlation between affordability and shelter usage?

I know that a few of the ladies who came to this forum last week will be watching and will very much appreciate what you've just said. I'm grateful for that because, as I said to them, it was just day one for me. They have suffered a lifetime. They carry their wounds and their scars with them every day. They have trust problems and relationship problems, but they are the most courageous people [more]

Thank you. Who do we have next? Go ahead, Ms. Decker.

Ms. Lee, do you have similar services?

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is my first visit to this committee, and I'm honoured to be here. If I can give a bit of a preamble, one of the reasons I'm very happy to be here today is that last week, I hosted a group of survivors at a round table here in the House of Commons. These are survivors from the Niagara region, survivors of sexual abuse as children and as adults. At the time, as they [more]

Ms. Singh, could you go next, please?