Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Koe.

I presume that once the agreement is signed, the Minister will be tabling it. It seems that however often the billings are done, monthly or weekly, disputes can arise on every issue and again, I will have to presume, not knowing what was initialled. I would like to ask the Minister, is this new agreement going to clarify the areas of what is a legitimate cost and what is not a legitimate cost, what can be billed and what cannot be billed? Will all of that be clarified in this new arrangement?

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I believe there will be a better understanding of issues, what can be billed, and what will be paid for by both sides, if we are able to conclude this agreement. The signature that is required on the part of the federal government is Mr. Irwin's and, on behalf of our government, will be Madam Premier, as the Minister of Health. If we're able to convince people that this is as good as it gets, then with those documents being signed, there will be a simpler system put in place, I believe, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to pose a question to the Minister of Justice. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Housing indicated that the Housing Corporation doesn't have to give three months' notice, in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act. Mr. Speaker, we, in the Legislative Assembly, passed the Residential Tenancies Act and are the lawmakers of this land. I would like to ask the Minister of Justice what allows the Housing Corporation to be exempt from this particular law? Thank you.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. The question has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Ningark.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. If, in fact, the report is completed, will the Minister make the report public so that the public will finally get to know what happened? Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. Once the appropriate action has been taken, will the report be made public? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Up to today, we keep hearing from the Minister and from the public that there are concerns being expressed about the new rent scale. Mr. Speaker, I think people are becoming more and more concerned about what is happening as they come to understand it more.

We are aware that more people are going into the home ownership program and owning their own houses, and with the new rent scale, higher-income people will be offered new home ownership programs but people who have to stay in social housing are not going to be given access to these programs. Are the existing programs for home ownership going to stay in place? Right now, it is really hard for low-income people to access home ownership. I think this is becoming more of a concern. Does the Minister think that by offering new home ownership programs only to people who have higher incomes that it is being fair to people who are in the lower-income scale?

For example, if I worked and was in a higher-income bracket, am I going to have to go into home ownership? Do I have to buy my own house? Am I going to be evicted from social housing if I happen to live in one of the units? Or, are you going to make the home ownership program more accessible to people in the NWT? In the new rent scale, have you given consideration to those people who want to own their own homes through the home ownership programs? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member says that possibly the new rent scale will not be fair to low-income people. If home ownership was only available to high-income people, then that would be correct. But home ownership is available to low-income people as well as high income people. Under the new rent scale, people of lower income would be getting a decrease in rent. There is also the alternate units that are available to low-income people. The home ownership programs are all based on the amount of dollars that a person makes. There is a program through the Housing Corporation to assist all people, whether they are low or high-income people. Thank you.