The conscious decision was made by this government and the previous one. They have been trying to sell the staff housing for eight years. We are finally going to see a light at the end of the tunnel. It was to get the government out of its own owned housing units, because of the costs associated with maintaining it, et cetera. That is what the objective was. While we were doing that there was still a requirement for housing. There was a policy decision made that we would then go to lease because we would not require a public works, would not require all the external civil service to service that. So leasing arrangements were made to meet our requirements for housing. The government was out of housing, per se, but not out of leasing. We are now re- examining the lease side to see where we can get out of some of that, and we want to do that in a constructive way. We want to do that in a manner that does not impinge upon some of these developers and development groups as viability. So that is why we are doing it on a one-to-one basis. But ultimately, in an ideal world, we would like to be out of housing, period, absolutely.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 6th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 6th, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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