Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in my Member's statement earlier, we have about 13 homes in the community of Gjoa Haven, and we have about five homes in Taloyoak without the benefit of a running water system. It is not an uncommon sight in a small, remote community in the eastern Arctic, I am sure, as well in the western Arctic, to be walking down the street in a community, past homes without running water on the same street that you see government style homes, that are vacant, with a running water system, with furnacing, with all the comforts of a home that we expect to see in a community.
Sometime when we talked about long range planning, we talked about looking over that horizon. Sometimes we tend to forget the real issues, the real situations in the community, the smaller communities especially. My question, Mr. Speaker, is directed to the Minister of Housing, Mr. Arlooktoo. When does the government plan to address the homes in Gjoa Haven, and Taloyoak, that have no running water? The request has been made some time ago. I am wondering if the Minister will, in this case looking at the brighter financial future of this government, address the need of the community of Gjoa Haven and Pelly Bay, in the area of homes without running water systems? Thank you.