Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the standing committee's remarks on the Housing Corporation, among the areas that we commented on and in this particular area we were quite critical of, Mr. Chair, was the allocation of funding. Mr. Chair, the committee found that district offices and local housing authorities will see budget cuts on some $1.1 million this year. But the four basic headquarters' functions, Mr. Chair, will see increases of almost the exact amount. So here we have the corporation stripping the local housing organizations and piling up more money into administration and bureaucracy of headquarters. That is quite an astounding turn of events, Mr. Chair. While I am sure there are explanations, I would hope that the Minister would be able to keep them to essential levels here. I don't need to go into an extraordinary amount of detail, but perhaps he could address the essential optics of this, Mr. Chair, which are how in this day and age can the corporation justify taking money out of communities and loading up in headquarters?
Bill Braden on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 3rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 2nd, 2005
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