This is page numbers 721 - 753 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 7th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.

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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

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Next page, NWT Housing Corporation, operations and maintenance, NWT

Housing Corporation, not previously authorized, $70,365. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Could I ask for clarification? How long is this money for? How long a period is it to be used over? Is it eight months, a whole year, how long?

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The $42,000 is based on the value of the units. The $28,000 is prorated. Some of the units were transferred at the beginning of the year and some not until August. That amount, next year, will be increased. We are projecting a target change in the next year of $33,528 as opposed to the $28,365, which is prorated this year. The interdepartmental transfer is also prorated this year of $42,000. That will be rising to $52,000 for next year.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. I am not exactly sure how much this works out to for each of the two communities, but is it possible for Dettah and N'dilo to receive equal increases in their budget to their housing authority?

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The $42,000 this year and the $52,400 next year are monies that this government expends right now on those houses. That is not a situation where there are additional monies being provided. In terms of the $28,000, which rises to $33,000 next year, that is supplementary. This will all have to be tied to the discussion that I am going to have with Minister Roland about our policies and how the policies of the two departments work together.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. I am aware that this is money that is currently being spent, but it is also increasing the budgets of those two respective communities. That is why I want to know if the communities in my constituency will also be lucky enough to get a comparable increase to their budgets.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. As I said, the situation is one in which we do not have a lot of money to spare, but we will certainly consider the Member's arguments when Minister Roland and I have our discussion about how our policies can work together when it comes to housing.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Madam Chairperson, I would like to make a motion to extend hours at least long enough to conclude consideration of the bill. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. Question has been called. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed to the motion? The motion is carried. Thank you. The committee has before it operations and maintenance, not previously authorized, $70,365. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. Thank you. Department of the Executive, capital, directorate, not previously authorized, $625,000. Agreed? Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Is the $625,000 in any way tied to those nine units, four going into Norman Wells and five going into Fort Simpson?

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. No, there is no connection between them.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Could the Minister indicate what it is for then?

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. In the smaller communities in the Northwest Territories, the government will purchase back a property from an employee who is transferred or who is leaving the employ of the government and moving from the community if the employee is unable to sell the house. The purchase price is ten percent below appraised value. The government, after purchasing the house, then puts the house on the market at appraised value. Typically, Madam Chairperson, we have recovered all of the costs in this program. At present none of this money has been spent. This money is in the budget in case it is needed in a smaller community. It is based on the estimate that we may need to purchase some housing units throughout the course of this fiscal year.