Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to address a question to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. It follows up on the line of questions that Mr. Ningark asked concerning the beach people in Iqaluit. Mr. Speaker, the article in the Nunatsiaq News stated that there have been many visitors to the Salomonie home over the past year. It says that Dennis Patterson, Mr. Whitford and some Inuit women from Yellowknife were there, as well as the judge. My concern is that the Salomonies are still there. Are there some interim provisions that can be made to move the people from the beach into some kind of better housing than they are in right now? The Minister is aware of the appalling conditions. He stated he was shocked at the conditions when he visited there. Are there some temporary provisions that can be made through his department to take the people off the beach into a house until they get their new accommodations as planned down the road?
Tony Whitford on Question 337-12(3): Temporary Accommodation For Salomonie Family
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Question 337-12(3): Temporary Accommodation For Salomonie Family
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 23rd, 1993
Page 600
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