Thank you. Territory wide, this is the issue that we hear about the most. I would be surprised if this Assembly doesn't determine this is our biggest issue in the territory. And so it is one that we need to address. We need to focus our efforts on it. And, you know, we've heard a number of ways that it can be addressed. Again, partnerships is the biggest way forward, I believe. Partnerships with the Indigenous governments who have seen lots of money flow into the territory to assist them with helping their Members. We need to work closely -- and this has been expressed by the Indigenous governments, they're open to working more closely with us so that we can coordinate our efforts, so that, you know, if they are focusing on repairs, we can focus on new builds. So that is something that needs to happen. And some of that work has already begun through the Council of Leaders. There was a housing working group that reviewed policies. And so we need to continue those efforts. As well, we need to work with the municipalities to help them develop land. Sometimes it is a financing thing. They might need some assistance to build their roads, put in the sewer infrastructure. So how do we make that happen? And we also need to work with private industry because we can't just build social housing. We also need market housing. We need it across the territory. I know in my community it's -- we have an older population. We have many seniors living in three-bedroom homes that they raised their families in. They don't need those three-bedroom homes. They want seniors housing. And so by focusing our efforts on developing housing in communities in participation with municipalities, we open up additional housing. So by building one house, we're really getting two houses. So there's lots that can be done, and it's just going to take a concerted effort by this government in partnership with Indigenous governments and municipalities. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Questions by Members
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