Where will we see them come into our communities as large-scale developments? Where will we see workplaces and workforces in our regions specifically dedicated to the housing sector? Where will we see where we can deal with the chronic situation of housing issues? Mr. Speaker, I understand in 2005-2014 that we're going to need new homes; 1,600 new homes, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is an innovative idea that's supported by my region. Used trailers, they call them. I call them affordable homes that we can build up with our own people. We have ingenuity that we can use in our region, that we could build this in our region. You know? We need these homes.
There's TB, there's sickness, overcrowding. You go into our communities and you'll see these. We have to figure out how we're going to do them. To stick build they say it's going to cost us more. There's opportunities like this, as businesspeople and communities, expect the deal when the iron's hot here.
The families need it, the communities need it. So we need it in our region and I'll be darned if we're pushing this through. I'm not a paid lobbyist, but I speak for my people and my people want these homes. They want the development, they want the training. You know, this is a once in a lifetime. So this is a good opportunity and I applaud the government and I applaud the people who put the deal first. Thank you very much.
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