Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the issue that the Member raises is a very good one; well, it's not a good one, but it's a very difficult, complex issue. What we have had working together is the social envelope Ministers, which are Housing; Education, Culture and Employment; Health and Social Services; Justice; and Municipal and Community Affairs. We've put in a supplementary appropriation for this winter to deal with the issue of those folks over the course of the winter that have no place to stay periodically. I recognize that the hard to house is an ongoing problem and it is with us and it is going to continue to be with us. The concern about the funding for this winter was to make sure that we had the capacity to deal with those circumstances so that no one would freeze to death because they didn't have a warm place to stay over the winter. In the longer term, we're looking at expanded facilities. There's a homeless coalition in Yellowknife; Inuvik is working on some plans up there with their facility and the relative homelessness, which are those people that are inadequately housed within the longer-term mandate of the Housing Corporation. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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