Mr. Speaker, before the session break, I made the commitment to Members to provide the number of tenants who have received counselling on the new rent scale. I would like to advise Members that we have requested status reports from the 50 housing organizations across the territories. The information is starting to come in and I want to assure Members that I will report on the rent scale implementation during this session.

As I have mentioned to the Members before, implementing a new rent scale is a very big job. The local housing organizations, through their agreements with the Housing Corporation, are taking the lead role in getting the new scale up and running in their communities. There have been some incorrect reports in the media, and some misconceptions that the local housing organizations are not doing a good job. This is far from the truth. I want to correct that impression because the staff of the local housing organizations are doing a great job. They are working very hard to make sure all tenants understand the new rent scale.

From the information received so far, I can say that implementation of the rent scale is fully complete in 10 communities. The majority of communities are over 85 per cent complete with their implementation. Some people received their notices late and will be seen next month. A few communities are having some problems and Housing Corporation staff are working with the staff from the local housing organizations to resolve those problems. I will provide Members with a fuller briefing shortly after the end of March. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.