Does this House agree to go back to item 12?

Agreed.

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Proceed, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table, Tabled Document 57-12(4), the terms of reference on the Advisory Committee on Social Housing.

Thank you. Item 12, tabling of documents. Now, item 16, first reading of bills. Item 17, second reading of bills. Item 18, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Minister's Statement 3-12(4), Sessional Statement; Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Charter Communities Act; Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act; Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Hamlets Act; Bill 5, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 5, 1992-93; Bill 6, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94; Committee Report 3-12(4), Review of the 1994-95 Capital Estimates; and, Committee

Report 10-12(4). By the authority given to my by Motion 1-12(4) regarding sitting hours, I will put the Assembly into committee of the whole until the committee is prepared to report progress, with Mr. Ningark in the chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If we can attempt to conclude the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation's departmental budget. If it is possible, we would like to address Bill 5, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 5, 1992-93 and Bill 6, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94, in committee of the whole. Then, Bill 1 will be concluded. We would like to finish bills 2, 3 and 4. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have the agreement of the committee that we deal with the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Bill 5, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 5, 1992-93, Bill 6, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94 and bills 1, 2, 3 and 4?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95

Committee Report 3-12(4), Review of the 1994-95 Capital Estimates

Before we proceed with the NWT Housing Corporation, we'll take a 15 minute break. Thank you.

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Northwest Territories Housing Corporation

The committee will come to order. We are reviewing the capital estimates of the NWT Housing Corporation. The Minister made his opening remarks about a week ago. We also had a presentation by the chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance. Now, we are on page 03-11 and we are on general comments, Housing Corporation capital estimates. General comments? Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to bring in my witnesses.

Agreed.

---Agreed

Okay, Sergeant-at-Arms, would you escort the witnesses, please. Thank you. For the record, Mr. Minister, would you introduce the witnesses?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my right, is Mr. Tony Chong, Vice-President of Construction for the Housing Corporation, and to my left, is Dave Murray, Vice-President of Programs. Thank you.

Thank you. The Minister has brought his witnesses in. To the budget of the NWT Housing Corporation. General comments. Would you like to go into detail?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Line By Line

Thank you, very much. We're on page 03-11 of the capital estimates for 1994-95. NWT Housing Corporation, contributions, headquarters, total region, $4.170 million.

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Fort Smith, total region, $4.514 million. Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question on the amount allocated for Fort Smith. Fort Smith has a large area to cover, which includes quite a lot of communities. I'm just wondering if the allocation is based on per capita or is this pretty well just based on need?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have done a comprehensive needs survey in all the communities in the Northwest Territories. All the dollar allocations are done according to need. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Gargan.