THE SPEAKER: I'd like to remind the member, and indeed all members of the House, that you are not to use personal or proper names of members who are sitting in the Legislature.

GARY BURRILL: In accordance with Rule 43(1), I'm making a motion for an emergency debate.

Over 120,000 people in Nova Scotia rent. More than 23,000 households spend more than half of their income every month on housing. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax has gone up 20 per cent in the last year. Across the province, homelessness continues to increase.