Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the Yellowknife Women's Centre has over 100 people using the centre each day. The programs and services are being run out of the house which has been converted to office space basically. Meanwhile we have Akaitcho Hall sitting there virtually empty. We are spending money to keep it heated and water running and the rest of that. There are still 100 bedrooms or more in there. It has not been renovated to take the bedrooms out of there. I believe we should turn this building over to the women so they can run a proper emergency shelter for the homeless and for the women, in transition and, of course, the children that are with those women. This way they can properly run all their programs and services.
Mr. Speaker, I commend the women who are running the shelter, primarily on a volunteer basis, but they need help. We are in a position to provide that help. I believe we should do so. Thank you.
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