Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not going to ask for the same preamble as the Minister's reply because I know other Members may have questions. Mr. Speaker, I think the honourable Minister has said we have not consulted with the private sector, we have not consulted with the regional boards, but we expect that somehow they will put up staff housing units to meet this shortage. I would like to ask the honourable Minister, given that it really takes guarantees to the health and education boards that the government will back them up with long-term financial commitments rather than year to year funding if they are to make long-term lease commitments, would it not be appropriate to take the necessary time to establish regimes with the regional boards so that these commitments and guarantees can be worked out so that in communities such as Coral Harbour and Arctic Bay plans can be undertaken to meet the staff housing shortage before the pressures from the sale of housing to the private sector and from the retirement of employees worsen an already bad situation? Would it not be better to take the time to do the homework so a strategy can be in place to have the private sector build houses before the rug is pulled out from under the boards and teachers in the remote communities? Thank you.
Dennis Patterson on Question 414-12(3): Staff Housing Shortage In Remote Communities
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 414-12(3): Staff Housing Shortage In Remote Communities
Question 414-12(3): Staff Housing Shortage In Remote Communities
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 3rd, 1993
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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