Tom Beaulieu

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee wishes to consider Minister's Statement 131-18(3): Sessional Statement.

I first spoke of community housing development plans -- I add one word in there that is slightly different from what the government is doing, "development" -- in this House about 10 years ago. Can the Minister advise how many of these plans, whether they are called community housing plans or community development housing plans, exist today across the territory?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my statement, I spoke about divestment of public housing by the NWT Housing Corporation. Along that line, I have questions for the Minister of Housing. For planning purposes, will the Minister get the NWT Housing Corporation to look at all of the public housing tenants to see how many of them are paying rent in the two top bands that are provided to authorities for rent amounts? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the Chair rise and report progress. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister advise whether he can incorporate a divestment plan, community by community, in these community development plans? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to request a very quick recess to have the motions reprinted. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's good. That's what I'm hoping for. I'm not trying to negotiate a compensation for the Aboriginal governments here in this Chamber. I just want to make sure that they have a clear understanding. If a direction was given by the three governments that the contribution agreement was signed and they've all said, "don't worry about the past; we're moving forward," it's on the record. I'm happy with that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I just have one minute to clear something up before I make the motion? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The big question that everybody wants me to ask, and that is: is this money of Aboriginal engagement going to address the initial issue? When Taltson dam was first built, I spoke about this many times in the House, when Taltson dam was first built, it essentially relocated two communities, and it continues to kill all the muskrat and beaver on the Taltson River every few years. So I want to ask the Minister if there is going to be any discussion focused on that. Or is this just an engagement to look at the expansion, not to look backwards, not to look at what happened in the past, although the...