Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I expect that there will be consultation, particularly with the businesses who are affected by this, and any of the options that we choose to bring forward as legislative changes as quickly as we can. In my view, it is important that the premise operators have a say in this. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister's willingness to open the consultation process. Mr. Speaker, one of the options that he has stated in his communication with us is that the department will consider enforcing the provisions of the act, which I would think would have a detrimental impact on the premises all around the Territories, who need to do these raffle ticket sales to raise money. Would the Minister not agree that enforcing the provisions as they exist is not an option that he should consider? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly, enforcing legislation is a responsibility I have as the Minister responsible for the Liquor Act. I am not going to eagerly pursue this, though, unless there are a large of number of complaints about it or unless it appears to be getting out of hand.

My sense right now is that there are many premises that are offering meat raffles or various other ways of gambling, but that it is not a major issue in the Territories at this point. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Mr. Speaker, I think that raises serious legal and constitutional questions if a Minister of this government in any way chooses not to enforce a law on the books. I think it has to be clear that the laws have to be enforced. If there is something wrong with the law, then the law has to be changed. Would the Minister not agree that the law that exists, as enforced, is not in the interest of the public and that he should look into amending those laws? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley. I do not think it was an opinion she was asking, but it bordered pretty close to that. You may answer if you wish.

Mr. Speaker, I think that is what I said. That is what I meant to say. Definitely, I have a responsibility to enforce legislation, but what I said is that I am not going to pursue that enforcement aggressively. At the same time, I have also directed the staff to come back to me with options on how we can overcome the discrepancies between the two pieces of legislation, the lotteries regulation and the legislation of the Liquor Act. We are pursuing both of those as quickly as we can, trying to do it in a responsible way, recognizing the needs of the premise operators and trying to deal with this responsibly and in a collaborative way with those who are affected. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment. Yesterday I asked him questions around the area of homelessness. Although the Premier identified Mr. Allen as the Minister responsible, there are indications that Education, Culture and Employment may in fact be ultimately responsible. I was wondering if the Minister could inform me and the House as to what the relationship is between victims of homelessness and Education, Culture and Employment and their responsibility? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the issue of the homeless individuals in Hay River, our department administers the income support side of the program, but we do not enter into the provision of housing. That is a responsibility of the Housing Corporation. They provide social housing. In the event that no housing is available, we provide income support for individuals to look for housing. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the income support end of it, individuals who are evicted from public housing get income support in the form of $32 a month. Could the Minister tell me what this $32 a month is supposed to represent? What is that supposed to accomplish? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the $32, I am not sure what it refers to because I am not familiar with this specific case. I suspect what that is, is the rent payable on social housing. These individuals no doubt would be qualified for income support. I am not sure what the reasons are that they are not on income support. There are no doubt some circumstances here as to why they are not on income support which, at this particular point, I do not know about. Normally, they would be provided with income support and housing allowance. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my understanding that these individuals, once evicted from public housing, are entitled to $32 a month. That is all they get. I fail to see what that can accomplish. However, these residents have been evicted now for close to six months. I am wondering, at what point do these individuals become eligible for fair market value equivalency, as far as addressing shelter? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Speaker, I missed the last part of the question. I wonder if the Member could repeat the last part of the question. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Delorey, for the record, the last part of your question.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am referring to the program. I am under the understanding that after a certain period of time, individuals evicted from public housing become eligible for fair market value to address the homeless situation. I am wondering when that becomes effective. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.