Yellowknife Centre

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister remind us what kinds of questions the survey is trying to answer and who the target for the survey is? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question concerns the capital acquisition plan. I’m wondering if the Minister can tell us about the rationale that’s applied to deciding which assets to acquire? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That’s everything.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS the right to have a home is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as necessary for our health and wellbeing;

AND WHEREAS there are 15,000 houses in the NWT and one-fifth of them are unaffordable or unsuitable or inadequate;

AND WHEREAS this chronic deficit has not been reduced in the five years between the 2009 and 2014 NWT housing surveys;

AND WHEREAS the core housing need for Canada as a whole is 12 per cent;

AND WHEREAS Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation funding for the operations and maintenance of social housing is declining and scheduled...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the Minister for that answer. Can the Minister say how much money is being invested in this energy efficiency in this budget? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to the Minister for that answer. Mr. Speaker, I’m wondering if the Minister is planning a formal response to the document that he is tabling today. Mahsi.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister say how much this increase in power will bring in to the NWT Housing Corporation? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Has the government made a commitment to implement the fiveyear strategy and action plan to create safe communities for older adults? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister tell us that, with an increase of six cents per kilowatt hour up to now, 15 cents per kilowatt hour, what the impact would be on the rent scale? She could choose either the lowest rent or the highest rent just to giving us an idea of the impact. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That’s over what period of time?