Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Housing Corporation will assist the individual who would come forward in going over the application, in reviewing the finances and collecting that information. The department itself, I am not aware that the department or the Corporation staff go out and actually inspect the buildings to be purchased. That is considered to be a process that the buyer should be going through, to be looking at the structural integrity of the building being purchased. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister saying that even giving the potential investment in equity which the Housing Corporation would hold in this property, by way of assistance, they would not have their staff inspect homes that they were approving for purchase? Thank you.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will have to get more accurate information, I would not want to mislead the Member in giving her an inaccurate answer. I am aware that the staff of the Corporation would become involved, for example, if someone was putting in for a home improvement program, something of that nature where they would go in to look and assess what would need to be done to repair the house. As for purchasing a home, the first-time home owner, due diligence as it is called, the majority of that would be left up to the potential home owner or the buyer, but I will endeavour to get back to the Member to make sure I have not forgotten anything or to what degree the staff would become involved, besides looking at the financial areas. One of the concerns would be if, in fact, someone was purchasing a house that was very old and quite expensive, those things might trigger another process taking place, but for your average sale of a home, I am not too sure as to how deeply the staff would get involved. I will get that information and get back to the Member. Thank you.

Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the unfortunate event that a client does purchase a home and that deficiencies are overlooked by either an appraiser or by CMHC or by the failure of any staff from the Corporation to look at the house, if that were to be the case, is

there any further support that housing could then provide to that client if it becomes evident that there are serious structural deficiencies in a home that they have purchased and it, in fact, will not be meeting their needs and could put them under tremendous financial stress? Thank you.

Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member brought up an important area as well when individuals would go through the Corporation and go to the banks for the other portion of their financing, CMHC would be involved, and they do also have a process of looking at the a type of building that a potential purchaser is looking at. I am aware that there are other programs that home owners can access through the Housing Corporation for looking at repairing of facilities. As I said earlier, one of the things I will do as well as adding to the information I have already committed to getting for the Member, is to see if, in fact, when a home owner has accessed the Housing Corporation programs, what degree of access can they get on other programs. I will look into that as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Mr Henry.

The Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The majority of funding through the department is contributions to the health boards throughout the territory. If we are fortunate enough, we will be going through the budget this afternoon, and I would be able to provide that specific information to the Member at that time. Right now I cannot give the Member a specific amount unless I do a little bit of research here. But I know that a majority of our funding provided through appropriation of this in this House is contributions to the health boards throughout the territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.

Sorry, Mr. Henry. That is a new question. You were asking a question about the cost of health boards, now this is a new question altogether. Will you rephrase your question?

Again, Mr. Henry, I will rule that question out of order. Your original question was based on what is the cost of running health boards. This is a whole new area that you are venturing into so the question is out of order. Oral questions. Mr. Erasmus.

The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are concerns by people about this proposed management plan. Some of it is around the issue of traditionally there has been absolutely no hunting or harvesting of wildlife allowed in the Thelon Game Sanctuary. Recently, I believe, the Wildlife Management Board for Nunavut has proposed a new management plan which would allow for aboriginal people to hunt for subsistence hunting in that area and that is contrary to what some people, business people and others, feel is acceptable for the area. This has led to the concerns being expressed. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.

Mr. Kakfwi.