Thank you, Madam Chair. As I recall, maybe not as passionate as Ms. Lee does, but during committee this issue didn't raise concern with probably mostly myself and several other Members with regard to how we are going to create a position where people are struggling and they are in social housing. Now we are designing a mortgage for them that we have to now carry. As an example I had given at the time and as we talked just in general terms, the new mortgage for these foils would be worth more than their present percentage that they are paying for the social housing. At the time, speaking straight to Ms. Lee's point -- not all her points by the way -- I want to reference that it seemed quite clear that this initiative, although interesting, still needed a lot of work. It appeared to the committee, as well as myself, that this issue was not clearly ironed out. I am still looking for some information of surety from the Minister on how we are going to implement this program when we presently have people paying 25 percent of their salary and now we are going to bump that up and have them carry a mortgage. Maybe the Minister can enlighten me, as well as the other Members of this House, on that initiative and how they've cleared up the concerns we had earlier in committee. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Robert Hawkins on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 25th, 2004
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