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Thank you, Ms. Green. Any further general comments on the report? Mr. O'Reilly.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.
Thank you, Mr. Cooper. Minister Abernethy.
I will call committee back to order. Carrying over from yesterday on the Department of Health and Social Services. Does the Minister wish to bring in witnesses?
Agreed. We shall proceed on to questions to the information items starting on page 195. We will go page by page to the end, which is on 201. Any questions to the information items on 195? Mr. Thompson, go ahead.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Anything further, Mr. Simpson?
Thank you, Mr. Cooper. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Housing is a much-needed and challenging program for all communities in the Northwest Territories. Families need stable homes, the foundation of an environment, and social community growth. Mr. Speaker, the Sahtu, Dene, and Metis land claim under the permitted activities chapter disallows for options to these very principles on capitalizing for a joint housing initiative. Through conditions of forced growth and conditional spending, this is a prior step to addressing the core need for housing demand in four of the five Sahtu communities.
Mr. Speaker, there are many...
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Beaulieu.