Mr. Speaker, one of the views I have on this is that housing is something that can be, and historically has been, delivered at the community level. We became involved and in some ways maybe direct too much from headquarters to the point where people just give up and they say, well, we don't really care because it is not our responsibility. I want to talk to the leaders about them taking more responsibility so that they own the houses and the challenges that are there. I believe there are good leaders in every community who can do that as long as they take ownership of the program. As long as they believe they are just delivering it for us and it is not theirs, then they are going to spend their time on things that are of more immediate concern to them. I believe, Mr. Speaker, that we need to work with the local leaders who are very confident to be able to take on more management of their own issues. I think housing is very much a community-based issue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 233-15(5): Monitoring Program Delivery At The Community Level
In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 233-15(5): Monitoring Program Delivery At The Community Level
Question 233-15(5): Monitoring Program Delivery At The Community Level
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 30th, 2006
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