I dare not say it was a revelation to him because he was already quite aware of the problem, but he came face to face with it and was able to see with his own eyes-the member for Chambly is a hands-on kind of guy-how important low income housing, co-op housing, is in terms of social action.
Low income housing in Chambly is being looked into by qualified persons.
The passage discussed a person that knew about housing issues beforehand going to see it for themselves.