Yeah, thank you, and just a comment on that. I think there's probably some room for well, I'll say cooperation. I would rather perhaps some just straight direction from the housing corp speaking to the Yellowknife housing corp. They go off and do oneoff contracts and giving the example of, you know, they'll renovate a couple bathrooms in some units because there was some water damage and perhaps it's better, you know, for the housing corp to go okay, well, why don't we do, you know, 400 units at once and replace 400 units for taps as opposed to just random orders all across the territory...

Thank you, Madam Chair. You know, I know we're always talking about CMHC and we're always trying to get them to up our operation and funding and kind of pause 2038 but I think probably a good strategy, try and lobby that they just forgive us this money. That sure would be nice.

I'm looking here at contract services now. The budget line item I see has gone up approximately $500,000. Can I just get a summary of what that $1.7 million for contract services is and the reason for the increase? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I see that there's $955,000 for debt repayment. I'll note that in a previous fiscal year there was only $300,000. Can I get a confirmation that this is the money we owe to CMHC for mortgages and an explanation of why it increases? Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Then I think the answer there is to add ALS to the list. I don't understand why this is being posed as a binary that we on one hand want to have a meanstested program for low income people who are you know, inherently don't have these conditions because they would be covered so are likely healthy people, and on the other hand people who are existing with a specified disease condition and putting their current treatment at risk. Is it not possible for the Minister to put forward a new policy that keeps the current approach and as a meanstested approach? Thank you...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some significant concerns with the current proposal to change extended healthcare benefits. So my first question to the Minister of health is we've gone out, we've engaged; can the Minister just update this House what the next steps are on this plan? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yeah, you know, I've said this before, I'll say it again. Either they should be arm's length and set policies on who can get into rental housing, apply for money, take on assets, or let's take those staff, bring them into the housing corporation, make them public servants, you know, are transferrable, that we can keep a track of waitlists, maintenance lists. It just seems I don't see any benefit to this current approach. I am of the view that giving them more authority is the way to go if we actually want local control, but. Yeah, I will try and frame that as a question.

Going forward, are we...

Thank you. And I guess in the same vein, I know the Yellowknife Housing Authority has tried to apply for funding and been told they cannot directly apply for funding or obtain federal funding or any sources of funding outside of the money they get through the housing corp. Is that something we are willing to revisit? Thank you.

Thank you. And I'm wondering if LHOs have the ability to manage other people's assets? I know here in Yellowknife both the city has kind of made that ask of the Yellowknife Housing Authority as well as perhaps some nonprofits, obviously for money, but is that something any of our LHOs do or are able do? Thank you.

Thank you. Yeah, I think that would be helpful that we just it seems an odd thing that the housing corp is paying lease fees to lands.

Can someone just explain to me the property taxes here? Is the housing corporation my understanding is that no other GNWT assets pay property tax. Good thing we have a former team of MACA here. They essentially we take the value of our assets and we give a grant in lieu through that formula. But can I just clarify whether the housing corporation is not part of that and, in fact, just pays property taxes? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I see that the housing corporation has 107 positions. Can I just get clarification whether that number includes the staff at LHOs and, if not, how many positions exist within LHOs. Thank you, Madam Chair.