Robert Hawkins

Yes, I know. It’s a tough one. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does the Housing Corporation have a program that will pay for repairs of a particular multiplex unit such as this eight-plex unit that a person could apply for? That is not a hypothetical question. That’s a real question.

Would the Minister of the NWT Power Corporation explain why the NWT Power Corp isn’t the agent for distribution of power in those particular communities or from his ability to explain how we got where we are today to have individual franchise agreements for those particular communities and not in the others that remain out of the 33? Thank you.

Thank you. I do thank the Minister and certainly the corporation for supplying that information in advance of receiving it.

How long is the waiting list in that community? Once you’re on it, what is the average waiting time?

Mr. Speaker, once again I want to talk about the problems families are facing with their power bills and how they relate to the cost of living. So, what better area to focus in on today than the subject of power companies having specifically tuned to their franchise purchase agreements with the communities in the North?

Families taking care of families matters to me most, and that’s something I think most of us know every day here, is we worry about our constituents and we don’t lose sight of that. So, keeping that in mind, I’ve been looking at the franchise agreement process, and what I’m...

We would not be in a position to reallocate that allocation?

Mr. Chairman, what does “financially” mean in financial terms when the Minister uses the word “considerable”? I’m trying to put a dollar amount to it.

I would ask how many people are in the community of Fort Res needing housing. In other words, we have housing authorities all around the Northwest Territories and people on waiting lists. If the Housing Corporation is unable to supply the specific number, would it be safe to guess that there would be at least eight people looking for housing in that community? Thank you.

What’s the housing core need in the community of Fort Res?

Thank you. How long has it been on the operational side of the ledger? In other words, sitting there empty.

It doesn’t matter to me. I just want the answer.