Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree with my colleague the Member for Thebacha. We appreciate the fact, Mr. Chairman, that this program in your introduction makes it easier for people who do not have the time to build their own home because the N.W.T. Housing Association is able to build those homes and turn them over to the people who want to take advantage of the program.
By the same token, Mr. Chairman, I think we should not lose sight of the social housing needs of the people who, in my mind, are disadvantaged. When I say disadvantaged, I am talking about the people who are getting older but who are not yet eligible for senior citizens' homes and people who are middle-aged but are disadvantaged through some physical inability to build their own homes.
There are many people who want to build their own homes, and to own their own homes, but there are equally as many people who are not sure if they want to own their own home, because some people are a little more daring than others. In that sense, Mr. Speaker, I think we should not forget the people who need the public units. I agree 100 per cent with the Member for Thebacha. I also would like to commend the Minister of D.P.W. and N.W.T. Housing Corporation for taking the risk in introducing the new program which ordinary Members have been concerned about. I think, Mr. Chairman, that the Minister did the right thing by introducing the program at this time to make it more accessible to the people within this jurisdiction. Thank you.