Mr. Speaker, this is in response to a question asked by Mr. Pudlat on February 26, following another question he asked earlier, O114-12(2), on February 26. If I understand the Member's question correctly, he is asking if there was any additional information he could be provided with as to why there were no new staff houses being built in the coming year.

Mr. Speaker, as we have indicated many times, there is only limited capital funding available for the coming year. There are many demands for capital projects, and as a government we have had to balance all the needs to make sure that the most critical ones are met. For 1992-93, no additional person years will be proposed as part of the government's budget. Therefore, in spite of the fact that we do not have the number of houses we need in each community, it was not possible to allocate money for new staff housing units. Thank you.