Julie Green

I would like to ask my favourite Minister to consider that the best solution is to enable seniors to stay in their homes as long as possible, whether those homes are owned or rented. It may be financially advantageous to offer a rental subsidy to seniors to stay in place when they retire. To do so would probably be both less expensive than moving them into public housing and also less of a drain in having them move. So I wonder if the Minister will consider some kind of a rental subsidy specific to seniors that would allow to stay in own homes?

Thank you for catching that. Yes, in fact, I am talking about the CARE Program.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, by the time full implementation of these rate increases takes place, how much money will the Housing Corporation be saving on utilities? Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, I want to speak about a catch-22 facing some of the retirement-aged seniors in my riding. They are well into their 60s, and they would like to retire after a long and full work life. They have worked hard, but for limited income, and they haven't been able to buy a condo or home along the way; and they don't have future income to look forward to, except the most basic federal pension. They cannot afford to retire and pay market rent for a place to live. Where will they live in the so-called "golden years"?

One potential remedy is Avens Court. It has 32...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No further questions.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the witness tell us what years two and three look like in terms of cents per kilowatt hour increase? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, if I understand the Minister correctly, for $160,000, the difference between the current year and the next year, they were able to obtain a family violence shelter in Tuktoyaktuk? I must be missing something. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister remind us please how much the utility costs are going up this year? I believe it is a multiyear plan, so what the utility costs will go up by each year rolling out? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I wonder if the Minister could tell me what happens if we get to March 31st and these renovations at the Centre for Northern Families and the Salvation Army have not been started or not completed? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I will leave that issue and go on to another one. That is utilities. During the business plan review, the corporation presented a plan for increasing the cost of utilities to tenants. I am wondering if we could have an update on when that plan is going to be implemented and whether it is the reason that utility costs are shown as going down on page 353? Thank you.