Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue of homelessness is a very large, broad issue across the board. We share responsibility through a number of different departments, including ECE, Health and the Housing Corporation. We have set up a social Ministers' committee to work more as a team, to talk about the issues that we have across the North. We also have a Minister responsible for homelessness. Having said that, the NWT Housing Corporation plays a large role when it comes to addressing homelessness. There are two categories as part of that definition: the relative homelessness and the absolute homelessness. We certainly have a number of people who can be defined as relative homeless across the North. Most of the people who are in our social housing programs fit that definition. We continue to make housing more available. Our goal is to follow through with a number of the initiatives that were started in the 14th Assembly and to meet all the challenges that are being placed in front of us, such as declining funding from CMHC and also the current Government of the Northwest Territories fiscal situation. So we have huge challenges. We have industry that is developing across the North. We are looking at pipeline projects. We are doing analysis. We are just currently packaging up our core needs assessment for 2004. We will be making that information known and will set our government direction based on that information. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 173-15(3): Impacts On Social Housing In The North
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2004. See this statement in context.
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Question 173-15(3): Impacts On Social Housing In The North
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 27th, 2004
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