Two other factors have influenced our remarks. One is what we understand to be the financial priorities of the Ontario Government The other factor is the desperate situation that more and more families in Ontario are finding themselves in. The housing situation is getting worse for lower income families, not better. We refer you to the Where1s Home report which our group was involved in releasing a few months ago. … Rental housing vacancy rates are falling … even areas with high vacancy rates face rising rents and affordability problems … rents are rising faster than inflation, the incomes of most tenants are declining, tenant affordability problems are growing, and everywhere in Ontario social housing waiting lists are growing … almost one in four tenant households are at risk of homelessness … rental housing production has crashed … the supply of affordable housing in the private sector is diminishing … there were almost 1.5 million overnight stays at homeless shelters last year … close to 300,000 people rely on food banks every month