Thank you, Madam Chair. I've heard, too, that banks are not prepared to go into the communities and I've heard from other Members that banks will look after the communities; there are conflicting reports. I guess I have to go with what the Members of this House are saying, in a number of cases; that the banks will not go into the communities.
I take that into consideration because the primary purpose, the primary concern that we seem to have, one of the big concerns in the Territories is the need for housing and it's a desperate need. I'm told, 3,000 units. I don't think we're fulfilling that need. I see this mechanism as an opportunity to do that. However, I have a lot of questions with this process.
One of the areas I'm concerned about and I raised at the Government Operations committee meeting -- Mr. Picco referred to it also -- is that I'm not sure, quite frankly, that the business plan is a business plan. I was given some documents but, quite frankly, I'm not satisfied that that's a business plan that, if I was an investor, I would say, hey, I can go with that. It will be up to the investors eventually to say whether they wish to participate in this.
My comment is on the need here. We need houses. I want this restricted to at least 95 per cent housing usage. I do not want this used for commercial purposes for at least an eight-year period. If I can get that assurance from the Minister that this money will not be used for commercial purposes, then I can support the motion. Thank you.