The biggest barrier to building houses is definitely not will. There’s no argument that we need more houses in our communities. Let’s be honest, it comes down to access to capital. Financial institutions do not provide enough and the financial policies, along with lack of political will at the top, remain barriers. KCI is the first private credit fund in Canada committed to raising private capital to build more Indigenous homes on and off reserve. There is no shortage of capital in this country, it is demonstrating and requesting more capital to be moved and allocated to these types of funds. We will discuss why there needs to be more of these funds and more access to capital to begin meeting the basic needs of our communities. Housing affects all social outcomes in our communities. If we can start there and make a difference then the trickle cross effects are infinite.