Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mahsi, colleagues. The response today from the NWT Housing Corporation has been that the Tlicho Community Services Agency should transfer the elders to facilities in Yellowknife, Mr. Speaker. This is not an option at all, Mr. Speaker. Stress on mental and physical capability of elders during evacuation could be worse than an initial power failure, potentially resulting in fatalities, Mr. Speaker. In storms, transportation to Yellowknife is always problematic and there is never any guarantee that Stanton and other elders' facilities in Yellowknife, which operate at full capacity, could handle an influx of elders from Behchoko, Mr. Speaker.

Finally, facilities for elders in Hay River and Fort Simpson are equipped with emergency back-up generators for safety of their patients and elders, Mr. Speaker. Later, I will have questions for the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Mahsi.

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