Senator Gold: Thank you for the question. I’ll certainly add that to my inquiries that I will be making of the government, and I will hope to report back in a timely fashion.

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Senator Gold: Thank you for raising this in the chamber. Again, I regret I was not made aware that you had not received a response. I will certainly add your concerns to the inquiries that I will make now that I’m on notice.

Hon. Marc Gold (Government Representative in the Senate): Thank you for the question and the opportunity to improve upon my answer. I fear, as seems to be the case, I may disappoint you. I don’t have a date. I could stop there, and I won’t go on much longer. I’ll make inquiries and certainly report back.

It is important for Canadians to understand the measures the government has taken to deal with the complex question of housing affordability, a large part of which is a question of supply. In that regard I will stop here, but I will be happy to answer further questions on the measures that are being taken by the government to work with industry and other levels of government to address what is a real problem for which solutions are rather challenging.

Hon. Marc Gold (Government Representative in the Senate): Thank you for your question. I know I didn’t have the answer when you asked me the question, and I’m sorry to hear that you did not receive a written response during this period of time. Had I known, honourable colleague, I would have made inquiries in the hope I could get you an answer in a timely fashion. Regrettably, only being made aware of it now, I will have to make inquiries as I do not have the information at hand.