Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is defeated.

Defeated

Clause 1, does committee agree?

Mahsi. MLA Kam Lake.

Mahsi, MLA Kam Lake. I will now turn to the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that reviewed the bill for any opening comments on Bill 80. MLA for Great Slave.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion. MLA Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Mahsi, MLA YK North. MLA Kam Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. And mahsi to the Minister of housing for that. I'm not even certain I've seen $600 million in Housing NWT budgets. So I'm not sure. There's still severe shortage of housing. The Member from Nunakput is still crying for housing. And still nothing is happening up there.

Mr. Speaker, does the housing Minister and staff truly believe that offloading housing rental stock to Indigenous organizations is a profitable business venture? Mahsi.

Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Yellowknife north.

Mahsi. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses into the House.

MLA for Kam Lake, please introduce your witness.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker, and mahsi to the Minister for that. She's mentioned only one community. And I've asked why, you know, it was for the whole of the Northwest Territories because there was many communities that were missed as per my Member's statement.

Mr. Speaker, although this may have been a federal program, shouldn't Housing NT be aware of any programs initiated by the federal government and received a head's up from the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories and also from the NWT senator? Mahsi.

Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Frame Lake.