Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to start by commending the Premier and Cabinet on the speed of following through on our priorities for the 17th Assembly. This project has been highlighted as one of our main priorities for this government. There is a time frame that we have for working up in the Mackenzie Delta/ Beaufort-Delta and that is between January and mid-April. If we are talking about holding this project until next year, by the time we get this stage of work done, it will be wasting two years of our term. I don’t think that we could put these sorts of major projects on hold just...

The 17th Assembly has prioritized education. I just wanted to note that. Is the Minister willing to work with the communities and myself to resolve the issue of housing for teachers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The communities of Aklavik and Fort McPherson have been struggling for the last two years with providing housing for their teachers. My questions are for the Minister of Education. Are there plans to increase the amount of funding of $25,000 available to the communities to provide staff housing for teachers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the moratorium on evictions draws near, I’d like to ask the Minister of Housing what is the success rate for people in public housing with arrears to set up payment plans.

My next question is: Will the Minister of Housing be willing to extend the deadline?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize the former Member for Mackenzie Delta, who has left very big shoes to fill here.

I’d also like to recognize two Pages that are here with us today: Laura McLeod and Jessi Pascal from the community of Aklavik.

Is the Minister willing to at least review the decision to end long-term care at the Joe Greenland Centre and come up with a plan that meets the needs of elders in the delta communities?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize the former Member for Mackenzie Delta, David Krutko.

At this time I have no further questions.