Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The minister keeps talking about developers and to me that means developing new units and so and so forth. My supplementary question to the minister, can he clarify what he means by developers?

Mr. Todd.

Mr Speaker, if I may use Mr. Picco's riding as an example, as I am sure he will appreciate. He has an organization that has a number of developers in that community both Inuit and non-Inuit developers who we have entered into leases to provide them with the appropriate safety net, if you want, with respect to bankers, to get the long term mortgages they require to build these buildings. Provided they can show that there is a need for the government to continue to provide that security to enable their mortgages to continue, we are prepared to continue to support them. Of course, if I can use another example, in my honourable colleague's riding there is a developer there that has a commitment from this government since 1968, over almost a 30 year commitment and we believe that there is no requirement for the security of the government with respect to mortgaging considering that we have been in those building for 30 years. That is all. It is not the intent to do otherwise. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the minister clarifying that point. My concern here -- and has been and will be and still is - is the consideration that a lot of my constituents are in leased accommodations and this government has been moving out of that. We have had some major problems. I would call it a crisis, where people have been phoning me, wondering will they have a roof over their head. Can the minister confirm that indeed we will continue to lease units from whoever, whatever developer in my constituency so that these tenants working at the hospital, working at the college, so on and so forth will actually have a roof over their heads for the foreseeable future.

Mr. Todd.

I wonder if Mr. Picco, if I could seek some clarification. I am not quite sure if this is fair or not. Would Mr. Picco be referring to the 200 units FDL project?

The time for question period is over. But I will ask the member for Iqaluit to clarify his question.

Mr. Speaker, I think I will take that under advisement.

-- Laughter

No, seriously. I was implying that is one of the many leases that are being held, yes.

Mr. Todd.

Let me be direct. If Mr. Picco is referring to the FDL project in which the government in 1968 between Commissioner Hudson and the Honourable Jean Chretien who was the Minister of Indian Affairs at the time, signed off an arrangement which guaranteed those facilities for a 25 to 30 year period. If he is asking me will this government continue to lease and guarantee the leases in that unit, the answer is no.

Thank you. Question period is over. By the authority given the Speaker by motion 3-14(4) the House adjournment for today will be 4:00 pm. We will take a 15 minute break. Exactly.

-- Break

Returns to written questions. Item 9, Replies to Opening Address. Item 10, Petitions. Item 11, Report of Standing and Special Committees. Item 12, Reports on Committees on the Review of Bills. Item 13, Tabling of Documents. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table two documents, Northwest Tabled Document 10-13(4), Territories Law Foundation 14th Annual Report for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1996, and I wish to table Tabled Document 11-13(4), the Legal Services Board of the Northwest Territories Annual Report for 1995/96, and Tabled Document 12-13(4), the Annual Report for 1994/95. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mr. Erasmus.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table a letter, and a discussion paper, entitled, Amalgamation of Infrastructure Department, Tabled Document 13-13(4). This document excludes page four of the discussion paper that I have received.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document, Tabled Document 15-13(4), a letter from the mayor of Gjoa Haven, Hamlet of Gjoa Haven, Mr. Terry McCallum, to the RCMP G Division, here in Yellowknife, regarding the community request for detachment office facility for Gjoa Haven. Thank you.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Mr. Dent, your point ofoOrder.

Point Of Order