Debates of June 5, 2024 (day 21)

June
5
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
21
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Vince McKay, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 2-20(1): Morgan Stabel, National Youth Bowling Champion
Acknowledgement 3-20(1): Retirement of Jeff Seabrook
Committee Motion 11-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Early Learning – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 12-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Education – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 13-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Labour Development and Standards – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 14-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Member’s Statement 236-20(1): Support for Arts
Member’s Statement 237-20(1): Crime Reduction in the Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement 238-20(1): Availability and Maintenance of Public Housing
Member’s Statement 239-20(1): Addressing Public Housing Waitlists
Member’s Statement 240-20(1): Public Housing Crisis for Indigenous People
Member’s Statement 241-20(1): Delivering on Housing Needs
Member’s Statement 242-20(1): Housing as a Human Right
Member’s Statement 243-20(1): Forgiveness of Housing Debt for Elders and Seniors
Member’s Statement 244-20(1): Management of Government of the Northwest Territories Lands to Address Housing Needs
Member’s Statement 245-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Member’s Statement 246-20(1): Hay River Track and Field
Member’s Statement 247-20(1): Inuvialuit Day
Member’s Statement 248-20(1): Inuvialuit Day
Member’s Statement 249-20(1): Celebration of Life of Pat Rowe
Minister’s Statement 44-20(1): Regional Solid Waste Site Improvements
Minister’s Statement 45-20(1): 40th Anniversary of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement – Inuvialuit Day
Motion 28-20(1): Consideration for Elders and Seniors in Debt Elimination, Carried
Motion 29-20(1): Municipal Block Land Transfer, Carried
Motion 30-20(1): Maintaining Northwest Territories’ Housing Stock, Carried
Motion 32-20(1): Increasing RCMP Response in Hay River
Mr. Edjericon’s Reply
Mr. Morse’s Reply
Mr. Nerysoo’s Reply
Ms. Morgan’s Reply
Question 238-20(1): Crime Reduction
Question 239-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Question 240-20(1): Addressing Public Housing Waitlists
Question 241-20(1): Addressing Homelessness
Question 242-20(1): Housing Northwest Territories Funding
Question 243-20(1): Forgiveness of Housing Debt for Elders and Seniors
Question 244-20(1): Transitional Housing Pilot Project
Question 245-20(1): Housing as a Human Right
Question 247-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Question 248-20(1): Support for Arts Project
Question 249-20(1): Clients’ Medical Records Required for Medical Travel
Question 250-20(1): RCMP Use of Body Cameras
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Written Question 7-20(1): Housing Debt Among Elders and Seniors
Statements

Written Question 7-20(1): Housing Debt Among Elders and Seniors

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the Housing Debt Among Elders and Seniors, and it's for housing Minister.

The accumulation of housing debt among elders and seniors in the Northwest Territories can cause serious financial hardship as they age. There are tools available for the Government of the Northwest Territories to provide relief to elders and seniors. Can the Minister of housing provide information to understand the extent of debt owed to the Government of the Northwest Territories from seniors' housing units and actions taken to collect on this debt:

Over the last five years, can the Minister provide the total arrears owed to Housing Northwest Territories, by mortgage and rent. Of that list please further specify:

The number of clients and value of debt transferred to the Rental Office to administer arrears collection;

The number of clients and the value of mortgages that have been forgiven in the last five years;

The number of clients who have renegotiated lower payments with Housing NWT; and

The number of clients and value of debt from seniors (people 60 years and older).

Thank you.