Glen Abernethy

That’s what I wanted the Minister to say again. I know she’s already said it and the answers are yes, yes, yes, and yes. The problem is that each one of those are so broad and so big that before anything can be implemented, some research has to be done around those on how we’re going to implement it. What aspects of each of those are going to require implementation today, tomorrow, and in the future? To tell me that they’re going to start implementing something right away seems pretty premature to me.

That’s the point I think we’re trying to make. We don’t oppose what you’re saying, Minister...

Thank you Mr. Chair. I’ve gone through the list of items identified within the capital estimates, they’re information items. It looks like there are one, two, three, four, five new units under the HELP program for construction in ‘11-12, and I know there’s been a lot of talk about the number of vacancies and the Minister has made some commitments in the House about getting rid of the vacancies that exist in the Northwest Territories, but over my three years in the Legislative Assembly, I have been to a number of the communities and a lot of the communities that I go to, there are vacant HELP...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 66-16(5), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2011-2012, and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted, and that consideration of Tabled Document 66-16(5) is concluded and that the House concur with those estimates and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I will keep it short. When might we, as Members, and when might the public start to see this research start and when might we see some sort of recommendations coming out of this review? Thank you.

Question has been called.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation as well.

I talked in my Member’s statement about flexibility of programs. The lack of flexibility is, I think, a problem across the government as a whole, not just the Housing Corporation. But there are certainly certain areas within the Housing Corporation where the programming lacks flexibility.

I highlighted in my Member’s statement one example where the programs are set up in such a way that it doesn’t encourage tenants to go back to work or take advantage of short-term employment...

Mr. Ramsay.

Does committee agree that that concludes our consideration of the NWT Housing Corporation?

Thank you, Minister McLeod. I have no more Members on my list. Are there any questions? We’re on page 3-12, which is an information item. Programs and district operations, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $16.420 million.

Thank you Minister McLeod. The next on my list is Mr. Krutko.