Is this increase in new private residential housing units due to an increase in new construction by private owners or is it because of the GNWT housing strategy?
Debates of March 2nd, 1994
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Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 496
John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, I'm sure there were some private units that came on the market regardless, but for the most part this was the HAP units that came on. It was a volume increase of some $245,000. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 496
The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Member for Inuvik.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Again, it indicates to me that somewhere there is a lack of planning and coordination between departments. There is one department that is constructing houses and providing money for houses and there's another department that puts the lots up in the residential areas and also provides the water and sewer. They don't seem to be able to plan from year to year in terms of these increases. The point I'm making is I'm concerned about the planning and coordination between the departments so that we don't get supplementary estimates like this in the future. It should have been caught in the overall strategy and development of private housing in the north.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 496
The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister of Finance.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, there are a number of formulas that are used in government for costing out impacts and so on and so forth. In this instance, we don't have anything of that nature. I think departments are out there trying to deliver housing and so on and I think they do as well as they can in reporting back to us what the impact is going to be. But, there always has to be some adjustment at the end. I understand what the Member is saying. It would be nice if we lived in a world where we could forecast exactly the kinds of changes that are going to occur. As much as we try, we are not perfect, Mr. Chairman. I will endeavour to be better at it in the future but, at the present time, it's not a fine art. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 496
The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Member for Inuvik.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 496
Fred Koe Inuvik
One final point so I can put my plug in for the home owner property tax rebate. I'm sure if that was increased to $400, this supp would have been double because the number of home owners that would have purchased or built their own homes would have increased. Thank you.
---Applause
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 497
The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister of Finance.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 497
John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, when we reduced the rebate from $400 to $300, we didn't notice a lot of people putting their houses on the market to sell them because they couldn't afford them any more. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Municipal operations and assessment, not previously authorized, $635,000.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Total department, special warrants, $251,000.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Page 497
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized, $635,000.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Department Of Health
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Thank you very much, indeed. Page 12. Health, operations and maintenance, administration, not previously authorized, negative $100,000.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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The Chair John Ningark
There is no money there anyway. Total department, negative $100,000. Agreed?
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Department of Social Services
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Page 13, Social Services, operations and maintenance, community and family support services, $2.799 million.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total department, $2.799 million.
Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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