Mr. Speaker, no, I can't show the cost of BIP or the amount of money that was saved by not using BIP in past situations. It's very difficult to pin those numbers down. The issue that we face though as a government and in this particular one that Mr. Delorey is referring to, is the need to have affordable housing. We need low-cost housing that people can afford to buy or afford to rent in the communities. That's our primary concern. How do we get there? One way of getting there is to allow people to obtain housing from wherever they can get it. That achieves our objective on housing. It may not achieve our objective on economic activity and economic support to business in the North, but we need to prioritize what the objective is. In this case, it was affordable housing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 23-15(3): Directions To Cabinet On The Business Incentive Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 17th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 23-15(3): Directions To Cabinet On The Business Incentive Policy
Question 23-15(3): Directions To Cabinet On The Business Incentive Policy
Item 7: Oral Questions
March 16th, 2004
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