Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we all know that this probably just doesn't seem to want to go away. We think we have one problem solved by offering the employment housing purchasing program and then we find that we don't have the ability to build houses or provide housing to accommodate people in our communities, not only the residents of our communities but the people we depend on to provide public service. Has the government really seriously taken a close look at this along with the Housing Corporation and started changing some of the criteria that we know is not realistic? It seems like we are continuing to see these purchases come through a supplementary. Is there an easier way to purchase these units? I don't know how many times we purchase these units over and above... I know in other communities, we continue to see these units being purchased back by government, say when a teacher leaves and someone else comes back and takes on the unit. Then they leave and we are purchasing back. It seems like it's an ongoing cycle that doesn't seem to end. So I would just like to ask the Minister, is there any work being done to look at this program to see how we can deal with the housing shortages in our communities and get out of this program and replace it with something that is more user-friendly than going through this cycle? Has the department looked at alternatives?
David Krutko on Committee Motion 125-14(6): To Report On $1.3 Million Project For The Tuktoyaktuk Road Reconstruction, Carried
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Committee Motion 125-14(6): To Report On $1.3 Million Project For The Tuktoyaktuk Road Reconstruction, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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