Kevin A. Menicoche

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, with the issue of exploring the use of log homes or doing pilot projects for log homes. I know that historically, even recently, that the log homes have been very expensive and recently someone asked me about the squared log homes where they are squared on three sides. They went up rather quickly, they seemed relatively cheap. Has the corporation done some research with the squared log home construction? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. To the motion.

What exactly is this amendment changing?

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. In my statement last week, Mr. Speaker, I noted that 25 percent of households in my constituency have a core need for housing. This means that 200 out of 754 households in Nahendeh are either overcrowded, unsafe, too expensive, or all the above.

As I said last week, if the Housing Corporation would just build a four-plex in Jean Marie River, it would take care of 90 percent of their housing issues; 90 percent, Mr. Speaker. So I support the Housing Corporation's strategy to build multiple family dwellings like four-plexes.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Next I have Mr. Braden.

Thank you very much. Well, I don’t know. You can colour it different ways there, Mr. Minister, but it still means the same thing. You’re still changing the definition of co-habitation to what it was and I’m fundamentally opposed to that because people are concerned back home that we’re opening up the flood gates. What’s going to be okay next? A man living with two women? Or a woman living with two men? It just opens up the flood gates and that’s a real fear that I’m here to tell you today. When is it going to stop? Is it going to be okay then for somebody below legal age to be in a co...

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don’t know if it is appropriate to put it under clause 5. Is that a totally different subject matter altogether?

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you.