Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We made the offer because there are individual cases which have come to our attention and legitimate concerns which are anomalies that we need to deal with. There are cases where, for instance, power bills are unusually high and tenants have brought those to our attention. We have other cases where commitments were understood to have been made to certain tenants only to be changed, such as the case as the Member for Iqaluit brought forward last week. The reason for making the offer, as well, is to bring to the attention of MLAs and to the tenants that they have written letters in which they make certain assertions. For instance, in my review of letters there are two which I remember of government employees who say they live in staff housing and, in fact, they do not. There are cases where very minimal rent is being paid by people who are paid very good salaries. In the course of the outcry we think there are extreme cases which the government should property deal with. Also, there are extreme cases of people overstating the case and not presenting the full facts which should be brought to the attention of MLAs. We think this is the proper way to do it. This is the reason the suggestion was made. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 296-12(3): Discussing Staff Housing Strategy Concerns With Mlas Versus Constituents
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
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Question 296-12(3): Discussing Staff Housing Strategy Concerns With Mlas Versus Constituents
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 21st, 1993
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