Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I would ask the president to respond to that.
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Beaulieu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We did not consider the P3 concept when we discussed the financing arrangement with the local corporations. I am not 100 percent familiar with all the details of P3 at this time, but it is an arrangement that the community wished to discuss with us as an expedient way of providing social housing to their people in need without getting more capital funding from the government than they would normally get through the regular allocation process.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think the Housing Corporation should be commended for coming up with alternative ways of financing these projects, much needed as they are. Unlike the earlier department that I was discussing in the House where they like to defer things. On that line of questioning, I must ask the Minister here, and I am almost afraid to ask it, but I feel I have to knowing that we have had some surprises in other departments through the interim appropriation. Are there any delusions or deferrals in your capital plan and operations and maintenance in this interim appropriation? Thank you.
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I will call upon Mr. Anderson to respond to that specific question as it regards financing. Thank you.
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Anderson
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The answer to that question is no. The interim appropriation we have put forward to the government was based on our cash requirements from a historical perspective. So we basically asked for the money we need to operate at the status quo. Thank you.
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you. I just have one question for the Minister. It has to do with employees representing the North Slave region. I was made aware of a non-Dogrib speaking employee going house to house in the North Slave doing a survey and also doing a native study. I am just wondering if the Minister is aware of it. If he is aware if it, would he look at putting an employee who speaks Dogrib in the North Slave region? Thank you.
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased the Member has raised the question because we have just come out of discussion about it. I would like our president to elaborate a little further and go into more specific details regarding the question. Thank you.
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Beaulieu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, specific to North Slave, the Housing Corporation has done an initial review of our organization. What we have done is we have taken four positions in the city of Yellowknife that have been vacant for some time. We plan to try to provide some Dogrib language service out of the North Slave office within the next few months.
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you. Just further along with that, I had a letter arrive on my desk today. The Wha Ti First Nation was wondering, when we went to meet them, we talked about the Wha Ti Housing Corporation. They did not know who was on that board, or what the role of the Wha Ti Housing Corporation was. They wanted me to ask you who are the members on the What Ti First Nation Housing Corporation, because they are not aware of it. Thank you.
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Beaulieu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not have the names of the individuals that we have been discussing housing issues with in Wha Ti at this time, but we will be able to provide the names to the Wha Ti band within a week or a couple of days, if necessary.
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The Chair David Krutko
Any further comments or questions for the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation? Detail?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
We are on page 6, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, total Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, operations and maintenance, $8,097,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Moving to the bottom of page 7, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, total Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, capital, $9,789,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
At this time, I would like to thank the Minister and his witnesses. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.