Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on the Member’s statement by my colleague Mr. Krutko. As he stated, there’s certainly recognition that the availability of housing for disabled persons is a problem in the Territories.
Within Yellowknife the Housing Corporation recently built an eight-plex unit that was specifically earmarked for people with disabilities. That’s great that it was built, but these eight units are only open to people who are single or who are married couples. I’d like to ask the Minister for the Housing Corporation how a disabled single mother with children would be accommodated under this scenario.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. The honourable Minister Responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker, every effort would be made to accommodate the hypothetical scenario put forward by my colleague. I’d need a bit more of the specifics to be able to look at exactly what may be available not just for those particular units; there may be other options as well in Yellowknife.
I understand that things have to be looked at, but this family is currently housed in public housing. They have a lease that is going to be expiring on the 30th of June, and they’ve been advised that their lease will not be renewed. I’d like to ask the Housing Minister what policy or what restrictions are in place that would force this family to move out of their home.
Mr. Speaker, if the Member would give me the particulars outside this House, I would be happy to check into those issues she’s raised. I can’t answer specifically in this House. She’s referring to some folks who are clearly in need, but it’s an issue for which I need particulars I could track down. It’s not appropriate to talk about those particular issues in this House.
I will follow up with you.
I’d like to know whether or not the Minister can advise if there are any plans in the near future to build housing units within the city of Yellowknife for families where the parent or parents may be disabled and they happen to have children — two children, let’s say, or three or four.
Mr. Speaker, we’re in the final year of the fiscal year we’re currently in of the Affordable Housing Initiative. I don’t have, off the top of my head, the configuration of what’s actually been planned for the city of Yellowknife, but I’ll commit, once again, to get that information, and I’ll provide it to the Chair of the Social Programs Committee so he can share that information.
The Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.
