Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Member for bringing this to my attention. I visited Iqaluit in the fall of 1991 and I met with the families on the beach. The Minister responsible for Social Services at the time, the Honourable Tony Whitford, had addressed two of the families. There were three living on the beach. They were given private accommodation within the community. Social Services paid the bill. It is true that they did not qualify for public housing. If a person is too far in arrears and has not paid their bill, under the housing policy, they do not qualify for public housing. This also disqualifies them for the old HAP program. These are the types of people who would fall through the cracks of the Housing Corporation's old programs.
Since we have restructured the programs, they now qualify for a special project. There are special projects being allocated to Iqaluit. Mr. and Mrs. Salomonie are given high priority for a special project. I have been working with the Member for Iqaluit, as has the mayor, on this matter. Thank you.