Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not run the public housing programs in the territory. I have a program. We decided that should be harmonized with the Housing Corporation. The Housing Corporation came to us and asked what programs we should harmonize with, we should do it the same as each other. Mr. Speaker, I will speak as a government, we are not there to drive people out of public housing. We are not there to do that. We are trying to get consistency for the program, trying to ensure that high income earners do pay their way for public housing and that is not the case at the present time. There are high income earners in our public housing and that means those on low incomes cannot get into public housing. We speak all the time about the need for more housing in the Territories. An opportunity is there to address the inequities. This program is meant to ensure that those most in need have the opportunity to be serviced. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Jake Ootes on Question 153-14(6): GNWT Harmonization Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Question 153-14(6): GNWT Harmonization Strategy
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 3rd, 2003
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