Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Within the next month, we will be coming forward with how many houses we are building next year. As well, the new programs should be within the next six weeks. We have to do community consultation on everything. That takes some time, but it is good time spent, so that you do develop programs that will meet people's needs. People should have some input, as well as Members of this Assembly.
The route I am taking is to design these programs is to get the community consultation, and put them into gear for next year. It is a pilot project type arrangement, but it will be done throughout the Northwest Territories, fine tune them, and then implement them fully for the following year.
Let me assure you that there will be changes to the program, and they will take into consideration all of the issues Members have brought up. I also would just like to say that I am looking forward to this advice and financing from the Finance Committee, that the Member mentioned, and alternate ways of financing some of the programs, and some of the housing, as we are working on design change. There are some things that can be changed in the design of our units, we should be able to build them cheaper. We are going to have a workshop in the east, and in the west. We will be inviting contractors, private business men, H.A.P. supervisors, that actually put the units together, to get their input into it, so that it will make them easier and cheaper to build.
Let me assure you that these initiatives, that we have stated, are high priorities of the Housing Corporation.