David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Minister. At this time I would like to ask the Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Programs, which has reviewed the bill, to make opening comments. Mr. Robert McLeod.

The last item of the Committee of the Whole today is the Minister’s Statement 62-16(2). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

I’d like to call the Committee of the Whole back to order.

Prior to the break we agreed to begin with Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act.

Motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Is the committee agreed?

Motion’s in order. Motion’s being distributed. To the motion. Question’s being called.

Motion carried.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, will be supporting the motion.

Before I give that support, I’d like to mention that this policy is not perfect. We do have some challenges, especially in our small communities. We’re not seeing the benefits flowing to a lot of our communities with regard to projects, because of capacity issues and the high cost of running a business in a smaller community versus the larger regional centres, where you have lots of options. I think we have to look at the distribution of this policy and where it is working and where it is not working. More important is realizing...