Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just going back to the information here that says one of the buildings is not recommended for renovation. But here the Minister is saying that both need to be renovated. I lost the page where it says that. So we have a building here that is being water damaged: mildew and from every entrance, windows, doors, and even roof peaks. So we're saying that we're going to do renovation. I think we need a better study than this. I think we need somebody to go in and maybe tear some walls down and look at the main walls from the outside because you're going to have damage everywhere. Nowhere in here is there a picture saying the exterior walls are going to be sticking around for 40 more years. It says the structure is sound. What does "the structure is sound" mean? Well, it means it's still standing. But has anybody torn a wall down to see if the wood is not rotting or anything like that? Obviously every piece of that building has to be replaced, except for the exterior walls.
You continue to say that it has to be done and the need is there. Well just by going with the information in front of us, we can make changes here, we can move students and make it so the need is not there. Until we can build a new building, I don't want to see us throw money into an old building again. Let's build a new building, but let's do it when the need is there. Right now, it doesn't look like there's a need there. You have 22 students from Fort Smith that brings the percentage down. You have students who can be mobile and heavy equipment which can be put anywhere. Why does it have to be Fort Smith? If there are accommodations somewhere else, let's use those.
Hay River really needs clients for that highrise and maybe that's what we should be doing. Maybe we should be helping Hay River by filling those buildings. We're not looking at the big picture. We're here for the whole territory and not just certain areas. So that's the rest of my comments, and there might be a question in there, Mr. Chair.