This is page numbers 1 - 29 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.

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Supplementary To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Let me make it clearer. The rent scale that I tabled today is a new social housing rent scale. If there are any amendments to that at a future date, I would consider it, if there are different ideas. This is the final one that I tabled today. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Final supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

Supplementary To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Well, Madam Speaker, I don't think the Minister can have it both ways. He says it is a final document that he tabled today, but he says it is open to amendments. Why is he going to be spending tens of thousands of dollars and, in Baffin, it will cost a minimum of $25,000 to bring community representatives in for these series of consultation meetings? Why bother spending the tens of thousands of dollars to have these consultation meetings in May or June if this document is final and not amendable to change? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is the final document that the Special Committee on Social Housing and Cabinet approved. This will be the new social housing rent scale that the Housing Corporation will implement. We will be going through a community and regional consultation process. That is a process that happens every year and you develop every year. No policy in government is carved in stone. It can be changed or altered any year. It is the same as the home ownership programs. They have to be altered. We put in new home ownership programs a year ago. They have to be altered already. That is the consultation process. If you go in, you take some direction from them and make changes accordingly. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Mr. Clerk, I will ask you to stop the clock and the House will have a short recess. We will recognize Mr. Pudlat on our return. Thank you.

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Further Return To Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Question 25-12(6): Provision Of Written Information To Communities Re New Rental Scale
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South

(Translation) I have a question I would like to raise to the Minister of the Housing Corporation. We have a document before us from the Housing Corporation. I was asked by my constituents to raise this question, Madam Speaker. With regard to the document before us, I understand it is an information item. I was informed that this was dealt with earlier and most of the communities are aware of it. Most of the communities that I have spoken to have not heard of this particular document before. I understood that the Minister of the Housing Corporation had said that this was already made available to the communities. Can he let me know as to whether this was actually made aware to the communities? I

don't think any of the housing associations have any of this information in front of them. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Return To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This final document, the new rent scale, will be made available to the housing authorities and everyone starting today. Thank you.

Return To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Pudlat.

Supplementary To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. As the Minister mentioned that this is the final document, are the housing association committees going to be getting this opportunity to speak only to the final document and nothing before this? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The housing authorities, through the community consultation process, in the past, have had an opportunity to speak to the proposal for a new rent scale. They spoke to the initiatives that were put forward by the Housing Corporation and approved by Cabinet and the Special Committee on Social Housing last spring. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Question 26-12(6): New Rental Scale Provided To Communities
Revert Back To Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Item 6, written questions. Item 7, petitions. Item 8, reports of standing and special committees. Item 9, tabling of documents. Item 10, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Morin.

Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I will move the following motion. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Tabled Document 2-12(6), New Social Housing Rent Scale, be moved into committee of the whole for discussion. Madam Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with my motion today. Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 10, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Nerysoo.

Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I will move the following motion. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Tabled Document 4-12(6), Heritage Resources: A Legislative Action Paper Proposing New Heritage Legislation for the Northwest Territories, be referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation for review. At the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with my motion today.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 10, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.

John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Tabled Document 3-12(6), Legislative Action Paper: Office of the Ombudsman, be referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation for review. At the appropriate time today, I will seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 10, notices of motion. Item 11, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Madam Premier.

Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Charter Communities Act
Item 11: Notices Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I shall move that Bill 9, An Act to Amend the Charter Communities Act, be read for the first time. May I continue?

Bill 10: An Act To Amend The Cities, Towns And Villages Act
Item 11: Notices Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I shall move that Bill 10, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, be read for the first time.

Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Hamlets Act
Item 11: Notices Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, I give notice that, on Friday, April 8, 1994, I shall move that Bill 11, An Act To Amend The Hamlets Act, be read for the first time.