Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Just a few comments. I can appreciate the concern the other Members had with regard to the recent market rental housing initiative, which is basically purchasing those units from down south. I have small communities, I have professionals that are in dire need of housing, to further sustain my communities. Today, I can say that I am supportive of that venture despite how it got done. It is addressing an immediate need, so I am in favour of that. When I saw that and I hear about it I said okay, this is something that I was actually going to bring up, but I am glad that it is in place.
The concerns of the other Members, I am going to have to say yes in the 2005 budget session. We are going to have to look at supporting our northern industries. I do
support this initiative. Some of the other things that I would like to address as well is that one of the things of prime importance when it comes to rental of our public housing units, the people are saying where their rent is geared to income and it fluctuates on a monthly basis is just not working for people, because people, like businesses, operate better when their expenses are fixed. With the monthly rates fluctuating because of bonuses, even because of bingo winnings, it just doesn't work for the people in my riding. I know that in the last Assembly there was some discussion about implementing a flat rent scale rate, and that is something I would be supportive of. I was wondering if the Minister could comment on that. Is there a move to address that in this Assembly? Thank you very much.