Frederick Blake Jr.
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Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 54)
Thank you, Minister Schumann. Deputy Minister Jensen.
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, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 54)
Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Nadli.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 54)
Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 54)
Thank you, Minister Schumann. I see no further questions. Seeing no further questions or comments from committee, please return now to page 206, Industry, Tourism and Investment, mineral and petroleum resources, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $14,712,000. Does committee agree? Mr. Vanthuyne.
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Thank you, Minister Schumann. Any further questions, Mr. O'Reilly? Okay. Next we have Mr. Thompson.
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Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. O'Reilly.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 53)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, how much time would the department need once the survey is completed to actually make this change if that is what the people want? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of
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I would like to ask the Minister: how can the corporation support the spirit of the rent scale, fair rent for all public housing tenants, for tenants like I have described whose income taxes don't show the full picture of their employment income?
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 53)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Public Housing Rent Scale was introduced in 2012 to help make monthly rent for public housing units simpler, more predictable, and much more fair. The scale ties rent to a household income and makes sure no one pays less than $70 per month or more than $1,625 per month. It also makes sure rent reflects where people live, recognizing the cost of living is much higher in the rural and remote communities.
In 2015, the rent scale was updated. The corporation announced that, like in calculations for income assistance, payments through the Canada Child Tax...
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 53)
The other thing that is under commercial fishing is there is interest in my riding, as I mentioned last time, I know they will be working very shortly on some sort of commercial fishing plant, possibly in Tsiigehtchic, where we do have the best whitefish in the territory. Seriously, they are making plans to do this, and I know the department was willing to work with them, so I am looking forward to that. I can't wait to see that in my riding for sure. Thanks.