Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the NWT Housing Corporation develop detailed implementation plans for all of the Auditor General’s recommendations on which progress to date has been unsatisfactory or incomplete, including specific goals, targets, action items, timelines for achieving results, and indicators for measuring progress;
And further, that the NWT Housing Corporation provide information annually in its business plan on how its strategic priorities are being implemented;
And further, that the NWT Housing Corporation revisit its strategic framework within the life of the 17th Assembly, with a view to providing a more detailed plan with clearly defined stages after other deficiencies identified by the Auditor General, have been addressed. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. To the motion. Mr. Dolynny.
Thank you, Madam Chair. As we heard earlier today in the review of the Auditor General report findings, I think it’s important to note that this is the second time or the second round, as you will, in which the Auditor General had a look at many of the issues we’re talking about today. This is no different than one returning to the dentist’s office after having your teeth done, in terms of a cavity or filling, and the dentist is looking to see if you’re brushing your teeth properly and doing all the proper oral work that you as a patient need to do. This is, in essence, what we’re doing with this procedure.
I can tell you that although great strides have been undertaken with the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation since the start of the 17th Assembly, it obviously had a fairly large uphill battle in order to make the improvements that are warranted. More importantly, we saw opportunities in the LHOs, or the local housing organizations. This is where there was the most opportunity for improvement noted by the Auditor General. The annual assessments of the LHOs did receive a fail, as a result of their findings for the second round, and that follow-up audits weren’t being conducted on an annual basis.
Since that point in time, we’ve heard different stages of the Minister as well as the Housing Corporation in terms of their attempts to make and mitigate the findings of the Auditor General. For that, I think it is critical that, as the member of the standing committee, we give the department and the corporation a little bit of opportunity to make the changes they need to make. However, I do want to state on the record that the findings for the second round weren’t very favourable. We are hoping that the department, with the Minister, do undertake all the recommendations very seriously from the Auditor General. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Are there any further comments to the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Dolynny.
