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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. I would like to follow up with the Minister of Housing on the northern rental housing program. Since the inception of the program, does the Minister have any idea of how many northern rental units have been purchased by tenants?

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The information I have is that back in January of 1991, there were approximately 569 units left on the northern rental inventory stock. I had requested today how many units there were and they said 450, so they must have sold around 119. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

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Fred Koe Inuvik

I presume that's an assumption because some units have been burned or destroyed or disregarded because of the conditions. Is the Housing Corporation actively pursuing and working with tenants to try to sell these units to tenants?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the past, the Housing Corporation, as far as I am concerned, was not actively pursuing the selling of these northern rentals to tenants. The program was there; the tenants were not properly informed about it, but they are being properly informed and they are actively pursuing selling these units now. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. The tenants who have been in these units over the years would have accumulated credit. If they paid rent, they would have accumulated credit. So somewhere there should be an amount of how many credits have been accumulated because these are an asset to the individual tenant. But in the books of somebody else, this government or the Housing Corporation, it's a liability. So my question is, is this government recording on its books somewhere the amount of credits accumulated by tenants?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I doubt very much if these credits are on anybody's books. This program deals with individual clients, because different clients have paid different rents, some haven't paid rents, it depends on the condition of the unit. I understand that one-third of the rents, up to 50 per cent of the purchase price I believe it is, is allocated to the client when he requests to purchase the unit. Then there is also a deficiency list of problems with the unit and that's how the client can purchase the unit. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. To me that doesn't make sense because you know the number of units and obviously because of the housing shortages across the north, you have to assume that most of these units are occupied. If they are paying rent, they would accumulate a credit. So my question is why is this not being recorded because it is an asset to an individual. They are accumulating credits towards eventual home ownership. So why hasn't this been recorded?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I guess it is an accounting procedure that may not be necessary. If a client wishes to buy his unit, he just has to go into a housing authority office, ask for the information and they will give it to him. If client walks into an office, they would have information there on how much rent he has paid in the past; they would do client counselling with him and then sell him the unit. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Whitford.

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October 27th, 1994

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, last year we raised the issue concerning the Dental

Mechanics Act. There is a business established in my constituency that repairs and makes dentures right here in the Northwest Territories. There are a number of problems associated with the establishment of this business which didn't allow the dental mechanic to practice the profession he was trained to do. It was due, in part, to the fact that the Dental Mechanics Act was fairly out of date. It hadn't been amended since 1974.

There were requests from myself and my colleagues to the then Minister of Health for some changes and the changes were said to be forthcoming. I would like to ask the Minister of Health whether there are any amendments proposed for the Dental Mechanics Act to help clear up some of the problems this business was facing.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Health and Social Services, Madam Premier.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, with regard to the status of the requests, a legislative proposal has been prepared that will change the Dental Mechanics Act to allow denturists to make partial dentures with a prescription from a dentist and repair partial dentures without supervision. The new act would also allow denturists to continue to make and repair full dentures without supervision.

The department officials have requested a meeting with the one denturist in the Northwest Territories to outline the scope of the proposed legislation. Madam Speaker, it is my understanding that we have taken the proposal to a certain point and the denturist probably will not be totally happy. I was made aware that he would like to have the ability to make and repair partial dentures without the requirement of prescription from a dentist. However, we will be meeting with the denturist on the legislative proposal, Madam Speaker. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Can I get some indication as to when these meetings will be taking place? Not the exact dates, but a time frame, Madam Speaker. This has been going on, and on and on. I think it would be to the benefit of people that this be cleared up. Can I get an idea of the time frame?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Health.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

As I stated, Madam Speaker, the request has gone out to the one denturist we have in the Northwest Territories to meet and look at the legislative proposal. So, whenever the denturist is available, we could sit down and have that meeting and see if we can proceed from there. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Baffin South, Mr. Pudlat.

Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I directed a question to the Minister of Health on October 14th; it was stated that Ludy Pudluk directed the question, but I asked the question. Madam Speaker, I asked about how the Keewatin birthing centre was being operated. It is doing very well. Birthing centres are always needed. There is one birthing centre as well in Povungnitut. It is operating quite well, as is the birthing centre in Rankin Inlet.

At this time, Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Health whether there will be further birthing centres established in the Baffin region. The Baffin health board had a meeting and it was requested that, if at all possible, further birthing centres be established. Would the Minister of Health support this idea? Thank you, Madam Speaker.