Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think that the question of arrears is one that affects all the local housing authorities. At the end of the day, if authorities are not collecting this rent, the money they are spending for the operational costs to be able to build new units is taken out of the budget of those local authorities, and that has a direct affect on the operation of those authorities in those communities. By not collecting that rent, it is having a direct affect on the bottom line of those authorities, which is putting them in a deficit. I think in order to be fair to those authorities and to people who are good tenants, we cannot set that sort of precedent where you just write off someone's arrears and get on with it. If that's the case, everyone in the Northwest Territories who has arrears today will basically have their arrears waived, yet the people who are good clients and people who are in line to get into public housing, there is no fairness to those people.
David Krutko on Question 252-15(3): Options For Housing Clients In Arrears
In the Legislative Assembly on October 19th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 252-15(3): Options For Housing Clients In Arrears
Question 252-15(3): Options For Housing Clients In Arrears
Revert To Item 6: Oral Questions
October 18th, 2004
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