Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As we all know, the major cost to this government is in the social programs, social envelopes. A lot of that has to do with health conditions, education levels and so on. One of the biggest challenges in the smaller communities, where most of these homes are, is housing for professional people. The high cost of living, coupled with the high cost of maintaining homes and so on, is a real challenge. It is costing this government quite a bit of dollars. I would think the government might see this as an investment to reduce the long term costs to the government in the areas of social programs by providing significant amounts of resources to upgrade homes. They could then pass on these homes to either the communities or continue to manage them. By doing this, they could reduce the costs to the social envelopes. I am just wondering if the Minister and the Financial Management Board Secretariat have considered that line of thinking. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Steven Nitah on Staff Housing
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Staff Housing
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 28th, 2000
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
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