Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is exactly how I thought the needs survey was conducted. In going door to door with staff and people from the Housing Corporation or somebody contracted with this need survey, how many homes do you think you would come up to that would say no, I do not want more houses, I do not need a better home, in the smaller communities? How many people are going to say no I do not. It just seems like an unusual way of determining the real need. I think, given the opportunity, most people would say yes. Which brings me to my next point and that is when we talk about the income thresholds for this Plan 2000, we talk about a range of $50 thousand to $90 thousand annual income. Given the diversity of the communities in the Northwest Territories, it is a very relative indicator. I guess my point is and the question I would like to ask the Minister is, if we had to postpone implementation of phase three of the rent scale because those middle income earners could not afford to pay rent to housing, how are those same people going to go to the bank and get a mortgage and take on all the operating costs of managing a home, not to mention the mortgage payment? Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 399-13(4): Critical Housing Shortage
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 399-13(4): Critical Housing Shortage
Question 399-13(4): Critical Housing Shortage
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 25th, 1997
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