Thank you, Mr. Chair. Since I reported progress last night, I would like to make a few additional comments to the Minister on this issue. Mr.

Speaker, I would just like to summarize what I stated yesterday, in that I believe the implications are devastating to the territories, and that they are also totally unacceptable. I would like to indicate to the Minister that I believe it is very critical that he use whatever measures he can, in addition to the Premier's office, in respect to additional political support that he needs, and indicate to the federal government that this government cannot afford to pick up any additional units. To lose 219 units is not acceptable to the territories, taking into account the high birth rate, the difficulty of individuals being able to build their own houses, and that it is the federal government's responsibility to provide housing. We cannot in any way, shape, or form, be considered to be like the provinces. I believe this point has to be stressed. We just do not have the funding available, and we cannot make the funding available to be able to build the units that they have cut. The units are badly needed. The other point that I want to bring to the Minister's attention is, to advise that it was under their direction, and that they felt there was substandard housing in the north years ago, and they have raised the expectations from territorial people that a certain quality and standard of housing should be expected in the north. It is totally unfair, unethical, that they decide now to take away the funding that they stressed to us was once so important for providing a standard of housing. I cannot emphasize enough, and I believe the Minister recognizes that he has to use every measure he can politically, use all the assistance that he can politically, to indicate to the federal government that this Legislative Assembly will not just accept the reduction that the federal government is proposing on housing, which is a critical need of many of our constituents across the north. Thank you.