Health committee  With the population we serve, it is a challenge, because, regardless of what ID they have, whether it's their birth certificate or whatever, many of our staff spend a lot of time as advocates going to their home province to get their ID. I think the best thing we can do is a system like a database, which we have in most of our cities, to accurately keep track of all of these individuals who are getting their first dose.

Health committee  Yes. I think that overall there needs to be a deeper level of communication with the people on the street, the service providers, because this is a unique population. If we treat this population like the rest of the population, we will likely have difficulty in getting the level of vaccination that we feel is necessary to protect this group of people.

Health committee  I would be pleased to. One of the really positive things about Calgary, to start with, is that the number of people using the shelter system across Calgary is down significantly. I think the reason for that is that many of our clients have been motivated to move out of the shelter system into homes.

Health committee  Yes. I think one of the obstacles for our clients is that there's often a lack of trust, right? The people they tend to trust are the people who are there to serve them: our shelter workers and our street-level workers. In terms of one of the difficulties we're facing right now, we have an example in British Columbia.

Health committee  Hello, and warm greetings to all in attendance, including the members of the committee and the chair. My name is Stephen Wile. I'm chief executive officer of The Mustard Seed. Thank you for having me here today. The Mustard Seed is a Christian non-profit organization that has been caring for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty since 1984.