I have been advised that she also checked with the conflict commissioner as well to verify that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I guess we will have to take that issue up with the conflict to interest commissioner to find out what the actual ruling was and if there was a declaration. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister how he can implement the harmonization strategy because he had no involvement in the development of this whole program and now he's in charge of enforcing it and implementing it? How is he expected to do that? How has he been doing it without having any say in it? Thank you.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During the formation of the policy, I did declare that I was in conflict, according to the rules. Once a decision is rendered and reached on a policy change of this government, as the Minister responsible for a department, I am responsible for the implementation. It does not affect the authority I have under my Ministerial responsibilities. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I do have the responsibility of implementing this policy. Thank you.

Final supplementary, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This whole initiative is a blueprint of how not to do things. We've had the Education, Culture and Employment Minister stand up in this House and state that the phasing in of rent scales applies to everyone. We know that's not true. He's apologized. We've had the Minister state maybe he was in conflict, maybe he wasn't. We have had 30 questions raised on this whole initiative, the Minister has taken 50 percent of them as notice and we'll get back to you on the rest. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister if he would consider deferring this whole initiative until we get the proper information and notification has gone out to our communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it's wise if I advise the Members that the intricacies of the questions were related to administrative details. You wanted specific numbers and it takes time to compile them because we are dealing with a wide base, approximately 2,200 households. If we were to just give you a random number, then it may have been different. The important point, Mr. Speaker, is that we are under direction to provide that level of detail and we are prepared to do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 7, oral questions. Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Every LHO, every community, received a document, a manual that defines what is earned and unearned income. It's going to take a long time to read through, so I won't for the purpose of the question. It has been widely distributed to all communities and to those who administer our local housing association programs and policies. That is a public document, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I am going to refer to my reply yesterday, all LHOs, district offices, the stakeholders and those who have a vested interest in the policy have received training throughout a period of time. We have provided a communication strategy that outlines dates, times and places and each one has received adequate training and, to our knowledge, are satisfied with that level of training. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have a wide range of programs and it is designed to fit those people who are impacted. I can't continue to explain why they have such difficulty in comprehending. They need to look at the message we are trying to introduce to the communities. We have deliberately provided manuals, hands-on training, a level of detailed information that will help them to understand the procedures. I, as Minister, have communicated territory-wide. I have gone to specific communities who had some difficulty understanding. Yes, I agree there will be some administrative glitches, but as time progresses there will be a wider understanding of where we are going and certainly, as I stated earlier, as the Minister responsible for the implementation of this program, we want to ensure that the LHOs, the stakeholders and interest groups have the necessary knowledge to help those communities in the transition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Your final supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

I believe that question has nothing to do with the original question. That question is out of order. Restate your final supplementary based on your original questions.