Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Can the Member repeat his question, I didn't have my ear piece in place?

Thank you. May I also remind you, Ms. Mike, we are not in committee of the whole, I am not Madam Chair. Mr. Ng, please repeat your supplementary.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Why weren't staff residing in public housing units taken into consideration in the development of the government's long-term staff housing strategy?

Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I don't have the answer to that one. As you know, I just took over the portfolio for Personnel in September. It was in place then and there have been ongoing discussions. Thank you.

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Thank you. Order. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Can I ask the Minister if she will consider taking into consideration the employees in public housing in the new review of the long-term staff housing strategy? Thank you.

Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wrote all the MLAs a letter indicating I would be willing to sit down with them and go through the communities. If they had any questions or if there were any problems, I would try to work them out with them. They know their communities better than I do. I will certainly consider his question and bring it to the Cabinet's attention. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Amittuq, Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question to the same Minister. Many government employees who are interested in buying a government unit are not living in government staff housing or in a unit they are interested in. Out of the decision to sell only to occupants, there have been numerous occasions of favouritism in the allocation of vacant units. Madam Speaker, can the Minister of Personnel assure this House that all housing allocations, since the announcement of the staff housing strategy, have been in accordance with her department's guideline for allocation for fairness and based on need.

Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Like I said earlier, I will take it to the Cabinet because this was the government's initiative for selling the staff housing. Then I can see what can be done. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Is the Minister saying the allocation of vacant staff housing has not been based on fairness and need? Is that what she is going to have to go to Cabinet for? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The last time we met on staff housing, the government's direction was a deadline of December 16 that the tenant had to be living in government staff housing in order to be eligible. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Patterson.

Thank you. Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wouldn't know that answer. That is technical information, so I would have to get that information from the department. I take the question as notice and I will get the information for Mr. Patterson. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot, Mr. Ningark.