Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Four or five years ago, when I was the Minister of the Housing Corporation, there was a needs survey done. At that time, we were approximately 3,500 units short. We were predicting that these numbers would climb unless there was action taken. Now today, we find out that we are 4,350 units short. This is driven by the population growth, this is one of the reasons. But, we must also fully understand that the federal government never did live up to its fiduciary responsibility to the aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories. This is also driven directly from when people were relocated off the land into communities. There was never adequate housing for our people in the Northwest Territories. The federal government always fell short on funding of adequate housing for the people of the Northwest Territories. It has fallen so short that it is non-existent now. There is no federal money available for housing of aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories and that is the main reason that we are short 4,350 units of housing today. But let me assure you that the birth rate also has an effect. Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 542-13(4): Causes Of Increasing Housing Needs
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Question 542-13(4): Causes Of Increasing Housing Needs
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 3rd, 1997
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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