Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Bell.

Thank you. I suppose it is likely that these five projects where allotted to folks in the larger-sized homes where a gap would not exist, and it is only the smaller-sized two- and one-bedroom homes where there is a gap that we have to address. Is that correct?

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Bell.

I would like to thank the president for that clarification. That certainly was helpful in allowing me to understand how this works. I would like to further support the Minister in working toward addressing this gap as it exists for the smaller-size homes. I thank him for his attention to this matter.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. General comments? Detail? Page 8-9, activity summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $48,981,000. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. We will just wait for the motion to be distributed. The motion is circulated. The motion is in order. To the motion. Minister Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the record, am I required to remove myself from this vote?

No, there is no requirement for you to leave, Mr. Allen. We have a motion on the floor. To the motion. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Chairman, I do not understand the motion. The motion is that the NWT Housing Corporation provide the committee with biannual statistics on the number of and cost of all rent supplement units in the Northwest Territories. When does biannual start, two years from now? When would we have the initial information on this?

The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. If the mover of the motion wants to provide some clarification, he can, or speak to the motion. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. We will go on to page 8-9, activity summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $48,981,000. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the Housing Corporation programs and related services, the government has a program called on the land housing, or something to that effect. Do you have a breakdown of it? It is not mentioned here, so I am just wondering if that is one of the responsibilities of this government to deliver such a program? If so, where are you delivering that program?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a new initiative under our home-ownership program. It was introduced when several elders wanted to move out of public housing and have their own units. It is a program that is developed outside of the municipal boundary.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think that initiative should be enhanced and more people should be made aware of it. I think a lot of people do not want to or do not really like living in municipalities or larger centres, when they feel more comfortable on the land, either hunters, trappers or fishermen who just want to be away from the communities and out of the communities. I would just like to ask the Minister, is there any way of expanding that program to increase the amount of resources you have in that program, so it is more accessible to hunters, trappers or even fishermen, so that they can use such a program? If they do not have a housing unit within a municipality or a community, this can offer them an alternative. If there is no room in social housing, this could assist in the overcrowding and the lack of social housing in a lot of our small communities.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Certainly we support that specific program. Last year, we had ten applicants supported through our funding. It was very well-received and we agree, it can be done through either a universal partnership agreement or a project authority agreement. Certainly we will continue to provide public information on that program. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the activity description, it talks about the delivery of rental programs in the 26 communities in the Northwest Territories. Knowing there are some 30-odd communities, why do you only talk about the 26 communities and not all 30 communities in the Northwest Territories?