Thank you. For the record, Mr. Patterson, you do have a point of privilege. There were some imputed motives that you were a Member of the Advisory Committee on Social Housing. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Housing. What is in the report is also a part of what has taken place in the community consultations. Is that correct, Mr. Minister? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the report, it mentions that there was a community consultation process and it should also mention when they took place. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, what is in the report is not the final decision of the House. Is that correct, Mr. Minister?

Thank you. Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the first report of the Advisory Committee on Social Housing, it is advising the House of the things that took place in the last year. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Baffin South, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, although I don't have dentures yet, I asked the Minister of Health for an application for dentures. Sometimes people lose their dentures the same way we lose our teeth. I know that some people lose their dentures, too. Perhaps someday when I get dentures, I might lose my dentures. For people who have dentures, is that the cheapest possible price you can a second pair of dentures for? I know the first pair is very expensive. It says you have to have five years in between one denture to the next. If you have to get new dentures before five years is up, then maybe the first dentures were not very good quality to begin with. I don't

know where I send the dentures that do not last. Maybe the dentures are not very good quality. That is my question, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I realize the problem that some people in the Northwest Territories have had. In many instances, it deals with their diet and the kinds of food they may be eating. There have been some occasions in this House when dentures have almost been tabled, Madam Speaker. I have asked the department to look at the construction of the dentures that are being provided, particularly to aboriginal people. I have asked the department to also look at the construction of partial plates that are being provided to aboriginal people. If there is some problem with the construction of the dentures, because of diets, in many instances, I intend to take that up with the federal Health Minister. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Patterson.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister of Housing some more questions about the rent scale. Particularly, I would like to ask the Minister if the proposed rent scale, which will be tabled today, is final. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

Madam Speaker, if this is a done deal and what we are seeing is the new rent scale, why is he sending information on the new rent scale out to -- according to his statement today -- all local housing organizations, community governments, band councils and Metis locals? Why is he inviting all these groups to attend a consultation meeting in their district in May or June, if there is no further need for consultation because it has all been finalized already? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The new rent scale consultation process has taken place. It has been taking place for the past year. The rent scale that I tabled earlier today will go to all the municipal bands, the housing authorities and everyone else out in the regions. It will be talked over with those people and explained to them so everyone fully understands the final new rent scale. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

Madam Speaker, with respect to the honourable Member, I intended the consultation meeting in my riding earlier this year. The district manager of the Housing Corporation for Baffin had no detailed information on the new rent scale. In fact, all that the district manager could say was there would be a new rent scale and there would be some increases. But there was no detailed information provided, whatsoever, at that so-called consultation meeting. Is this what the Minister considers to be consultation discussions, in generalities with no details? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.