Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think the work that I have done that makes me the most proud of the support that we have provided to small communities was actually giving small communities a voice. One out of ten residents in the Northwest Territories actually replied to our housing survey. Every single community replied to that housing survey. We are doing things, we are listening to them, and we are making changes, and within a cultural context. Within the new seniors' homes that we have been building for the last few years, we have a gathering space for seniors to be able to socialize, which is really important for their well-being. We are looking at other things that we can incorporate into our seniors' units, such as smokehouses on the outside and things that are culturally appropriate.
At the beginning of the next session, you will hear some of the policies that we have made changes to with housing, and again, two of my favourites that are coming up here are: the new housing design that is actually for multigenerational people. I have heard that not all people feel that they are overcrowded. Not all people want to have their own little white house and nice white picket fence. Some people like to live with their family members. I am addressing that and working with that. The other thing that I am really proud is going to be the lease-to-own. Not everyone in small communities can get a bank mortgage, because of things like not even having a bank in their community or having bad credit. We are actually working with people to give them leases to own, because ownership in your housing is key. It gives pride. It works to save us money, and it works to give pride in the community. Of all the things that I am proud of is the work that we are doing with housing to address the needs of small communities. Thank you, Mr. Chair.