Mr. Speaker, I announced last spring that the Government of the NWT would start negotiating with CMHC to transfer the entire housing program from the Federal Government to the NWT. That
effort is ongoing, and we are hopeful that the CMHC held programs will be transferred to the NWT by this spring. At the present time, we continue to make appeals to the Federal Housing Minister for more hosing funding. The Premier has made our position known to the Prime Minister and to the other Premiers, and we have had discussions with our 2 MP's in Ottawa. But the fact of the matter is in the last few years the money for housing from the Federal Government has been reduced by over $45 million, and it is an uphill battle. But we continue to try for more funding.