Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I must say that I am happy to be back here with you and the rest of my colleagues on both sides of the House. I hope that our visit this summer does not last for too long.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address an issue that is affecting at least two Hay River residents. I cannot help but notice, Mr. Speaker, how well my colleagues look with the advent of summer upon us. We are all taking the pleasures that our homes provide, whether it be a wonderful barbeque with family, sitting on our backyard deck or a quiet evening with our children.

Mr. Speaker, I am aware that the basic right of society is the right of shelter. Unfortunately, this is not the case for at least two Hay River residents that I referred to. Due to various circumstances, these two people were evicted from public housing in early December. These two people are indigent and, as such, are on income support.

Mr. Speaker, as these people were evicted from public housing, they are only entitled to an allotment from income support of $32 per month. You cannot even buy a cup of coffee per day, Mr. Speaker, for $32 per month. These two individuals, Mr. Speaker, are currently being housed in a tent at the Hay River campground and alternately at Louise Falls campground, where they have recently encountered a bear in their camp site, but were unharmed.

Mr. Speaker, I submit to you that these two individuals deserve more from our government than a tent in a campground 40 kilometres away from Hay River. I have contacted several government departments in an attempt to seek a solution to these people's predicament to no avail.

Mr. Speaker, I feel strongly that our government should have some sort of a safety net in place to assist people. It appears that in order to run a proper program for the homeless in our communities, there needs to be dollars made available from this government. There are too many roadblocks put in place to truly assist these people.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to say that these two individuals in Hay River are in a desperate situation and do need our help. They are not going to go away. We as a government need to assist these people in any way that we can. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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