Wayne Long is the Liberal Member of Parliament for Saint John-Rothesay. (Staff photo) The MP for Saint John-Rothesay says he’s excited about an application for federal funding that would see the former St. Vincent’s School building turned into affordable housing units. Wayne Long has been meeting with local groups in efforts to find projects that suit the requirements for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative. $1 billion in funding has been made available for affordable housing projects that can be built within the next year. Long says the St. Vincent’s School project checks all the boxes.