Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My comment will be very short. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in favour of this motion to defer. Mr. Speaker, I may be the only MLA - I don't know for sure - who does not have any social housing in her riding. As far as I am aware, we don't have social housing in my riding, so I am not speaking in response to any direct communication from my constituents. It may change after my statement today. Mr. Speaker, my position here is as a Member of this Legislature keeping in mind some other principles I would like to follow.

One is that it's not hard to be in favour of something that would streamline and improve a government policy. At the first look at this policy, it seemed reasonable to me. I was provided with information to show how this was going to improve. But one thing I am having problems with is the fact that a lot of Members who are asking legitimate questions with respect to this policy are not able to get this information. I, for one, value good information I get as a Member here and I have to support Members and I want to support Members who are searching for that information. I am astounded at the fact that half of questions that are being asked about this program have either been taken as notice or as something that would be replied to later on.

That is my second point. There is not a lot of "later ons" for the government to sort this out. This is supposed to come into effect on April 1st. We are going to be adjourning the session next week, and we will be going off in whatever direction, and this policy will come into effect, and I don't think it's fair if the Members aren't getting the kind of legitimate and detailed answers they want to get.

The other principle that supports my decision in this area is the fact that I don't agree that some seniors who are in public housing right now will be grandfathered, whereas those who get in on April 1st will not be. As much as I would like to see a program that is streamlined and improved, I don't agree with a system where there are different treatments for the same categories of people. That is the point I have been raising throughout the session the last three weeks, so this is a logical step for me to follow.

I have also been privy to communications that are coming from other people in Yellowknife who may not be in my riding but cases of single mothers or people with disabilities or students getting student financial assistance, there are just too many details that have to be worked out. It's prudent on the part of the government to work the details out and be in a position to answer some of these legitimate questions. So for two or three principles, as a Member of this Assembly who has the responsibility of looking after her own constituency, but to look at what's in the interests of the Territories, I will be supporting this motion so we can work out the gaps. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.