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Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I have checked back with the corporation to look at the numbers that have been mentioned in this House and I was made aware by the department that there has been errors in the numbers that were entered. Basically they use a code system and the code that was used was for new construction in regard to EDAP housing. After checking into it, there has been no new construction for EDAP housing in Yellowknife since the year 2000. So because there has been no new construction for new EDAP housing, that is the error in the information that was provided to...
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I think because the information that the Member is talking about showed up in the hands of the press, I felt that it wasn’t for me to release any more information until I was sure that I was following aboveboard that this information was not going to be released publicly and that we also realize whether we’re breaching ATIPP legislation. So I had to ensure the protection of the clients were first ensured, that their information did not fall into the wrong envelope that would have ended up somewhere else. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I would just like to remind the Member that we do have to ensure that we follow up the ATIPP confidential information, not to disclose information that is classified as confidential or of a personal nature. So I would just like to remind the Member we cannot provide information that is confidential or basically has a disclosure on those contractual agreements or mortgages that are in place. There’s certain information that cannot be released to Members.
Just in regard to the Member’s question, Madam Speaker, I tried to explain this the last number of...
Madam Speaker, I’d like to table the following document entitled Expanded Downpayment Assistance Program Policy. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I’d like to recognize Shona Barbour who is originally from Tsiigehtchic, but she’s abandoned us and is now in Inuvik. Shona is here in Yellowknife as part of the NWT Scott women’s team from the Northwest Territories and they received the NWT Team of the Year Award. Welcome, Shona.
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Also, I’d like to recognize the former Sergeant-at-Arms in the House, Nicole. Welcome back.
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Good afternoon, my friends. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a number of graduates in my riding. Over the past few years, the number of high school graduates in the Mackenzie Delta has increased. More and more graduates are walking down the aisle and picking up their diplomas. This positive atmosphere has a lot to do with our teachers in our communities, and the will of the students to strive to better themselves and to be role models to future graduates.
In Fort McPherson we have a total of 16 graduates that will receive their diplomas on June 10th. In...
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I will have to take that question as notice. Thank you.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. We are in discussion with the Ernie MacDonald Land Corporation in Norman Wells. We realize there is a possibility of a market in Norman Wells with the hospital establishing a Sahtu health board. There will be a need for more units than we can offer. So we are in discussion with the people from Norman Wells to look at a partnership, so they can get into the market housing initiative themselves. We would have someone take over that program and run with it. So we are in deliberations with people from Norman Wells, the Metis Development Corporation there. We are in those...
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, we are working with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment in trying to ensure we are able to track professionals and keep them in our communities by the market housing initiative that is out there. Again, this year we will be putting more units in Deline and Norman Wells. Because Deline is going to have to be delivered over the winter road, they won’t be available until next spring. We’re hoping to have the units in Norman Wells in place by this fall. It is in place. We are continuing to deliver the market housing initiative in the Sahtu...
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.