Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The new rent scale is based on neither profit nor the cost of the unit. The rent scale is based on what people can afford to pay and a Canadian-wide rent scale that CMHC uses. But ours is still quite a bit less than what the federal government would use. Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 296-12(7): Rationale For Changes To Social Housing Rent Scale
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 1995. See this statement in context.
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Question 296-12(7): Rationale For Changes To Social Housing Rent Scale
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 8th, 1995
Page 564
Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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