Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Minister.
Debates of April 26th, 1999
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I will commit to having the staff of the corporation in discussions with the LHOs to raise this concern with them. Thank you.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. General
comments. What is the direction of the committee? Detail? We are dealing with the NWT Housing Corporation activity summary. Budget summary on page 8-9. Mr. Erasmus?
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Mr. Chairman, what page are we on?
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The Chair David Krutko
You are on page 8-9, Housing Corporation, activity summary, budget summary. Operations and maintenance, $21.634 million. Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not sure if this is the appropriate time, but, Mr. Chairman, I would like to advise Members, a business which is controlled by me, Greenway Holdings Ltd., leases office space to the Hay River Housing Authority and is an organization which is accountable to the NWT Housing Corporation. As such, I am in a conflict in consideration of this page and would like to declare this conflict and refrain from debating this matter and withdraw from the committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. For the record. Operations and maintenance, $21.634 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Page 8-10, NWT Housing Corporation, details of capital. Total headquarters, $2.157 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Information item, corporate summary, page 8-13. Any questions? Another information item, page 8-15, Executive. Any questions? Another information item, policy, page 8-17. Any questions? Finance, page 8-19, another information item. Any questions? Another information item, finance, grants and contributions, page 8-20. Any questions? Information item, page 8-23, amortization. Any questions? Page 8-25, human resources and administration, information item. Any questions? Moving on to page 8-27, operations, another information item. Any questions? Moving on to 8-28, operations, grants and contributions. Any questions? Page 8-29, operations, details of capital. Any questions? No questions. Information item, page 8-31, district operations. Any questions? Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask this, but there was some previous questioning in relation to senior citizens. I know that the Housing Corporation provides benefits or programs and services, whatever you want to call it, to senior citizens and so do other social envelope departments such as the Department of Education. There is also a fuel subsidy. What I would like to know is, do the departments all use the same age for classifying someone as a senior citizen?
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In comparison with the parameters of how one qualifies for an Education, Culture and Employment program or Housing Corporation program, there are different sets of criteria. That is one of the areas we are working with the Education, Culture and Employment department to harmonize the way we look at individuals who access our programs. That is one of the things that is included in the ongoing work between ECE and ourselves.
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is the Minister saying that the ages for classifying someone as a senior citizen are currently different ages for Housing Corporation and the Department of Education?
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Committee Motion 8-13(7): Housing Funding Targeted For Aboriginal Housing (nwthc)
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe in this area, to qualify as a senior, I am being told that for Housing Corporation programs it is sixty years of age to qualify. Thank you.
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