Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Allen.
Debates of March 4th, 2002
This is page numbers 301 - 340 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 5th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.
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Committee Motion 5-14(5): Biannual Statistics On Rent Supplement Units And Developers Loan Guarantees (carried)
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can we just ask the Member to restate his question? Thank you.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Allen. Mr. Krutko, could you restate the question for everybody, please?
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the activity descriptions, you mentioned in there that you deliver rental programs in 26 communities, yet there are 33 communities in the Northwest Territories. Is there any particular reason that you only provide that service in 26 communities?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand that we have 26 local housing authorities. I believe that is where this number came from. There are some communities that do not have public housing. Those are usually in very remote settlements. That may provide an answer to that question. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Government of the Northwest Territories has policies and procedures in place about disruption of the different markets, regarding the real estate market, the housing market and what not. As a government, these are our policies. Knowing that there have been suggestions here that you should maybe start building houses in Yellowknife and other areas where you do have a real estate market, I would like to ask the Minister, as a government, do you follow those policies and do not interfere or try to cause disruption in the different markets? Especially in the real estate market, say here in Yellowknife?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, it is our policy that we do not infringe on the markets. Our intent is to work with the private developers to ensure that when we do put social housing in the housing markets, it is for our clients. We want to make them aware that we are not infringing on the private market, but more so to ensure that, as other Members questioned us, what do we do with those people on the top end of our public housing unit rental scales that do qualify for either EDAP or IHP programs. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, regarding the policies in the government, I thought it was clear that as a government, we are not supposed to compete against the private sector in the different markets. If this government moves to start getting into building houses where there is presently a private sector that provides service, such as the real estate market or the private sector, is that an infringement on the policy of this government?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, we do not see that as embarking on the private sector. We are talking now specifically about our own clients, who are EDAP clients, who do need some affordable housing. As we heard, our public housing tenants are those who qualify for or those who are above the public housing income threshold. So we feel that we do have a clientele out there that requires our attention and we want to make sure that we give them the opportunity to move into home-ownership. Thank you.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I heard a response to a Member's question earlier. I would like to get more clarification. The question is around changing or making exceptions to the criteria that is set out there. I would like to know from the Minister, how often does this occur, where I guess it is a president's directive or decision paper that is formed and decisions are made for those that do not fit the program. That is my understanding of what has occurred in a number of times from a previous line of questioning today.
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Since it is an administrative question, I will refer that to the president to respond to. Thank you.
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Beaulieu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not have the exact amount of times that a presidential decision was required to make a decision to allow individuals who may have incomes that are a little bit lower than the required, core need income threshold minimums, or maybe individuals who have incomes that are slightly above the core need income threshold. We try to use latitude of approximately 10 percent one way or the other. If they fall within that category, then we ask that our officials do up a decision paper explaining their support for this particular client to get into one of our programs.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So this can occur and it is in any region and under any of the programs that the Housing Corporation offers?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, that we concur with. Also, I would just put an addendum to this in that it also adds some flexibility in the delivery of the program to certain clients who may just be on borderline either way. Thank you.
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