Mr. Speaker, once more I rise in the chamber to present a petition, this one on behalf of residents of Caledonia, Ontario. It is on the same issue on which I have presenting petitions daily.
The petitioners wish to draw to the attention of the House the fact that the Canadian Forces Housing Agency does provide on-base housing for military families and it does serve a valuable purpose by allowing families to live in a military community and have access to services unique to their needs.
However, it also draws attention to the fact that CFHA is in many instances providing substandard housing, substandard to acceptable living conditions. Also, military families have also seen in the last few years dramatic increases in their rent for this substandard housing.
Therefore, the petitioners from Caledonia, Ontario, call upon Parliament to immediately suspend any future rent increases for accommodation provided by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency until such time as the Government of Canada makes substantive improvements to the living conditions of housing which is provided for our military families.