Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the housing situation in my constituency. During the past couple of weeks, I have been receiving inquiries about the quality of the trailers that were delivered to Deninu Kue and Lutselk'e as part of the market initiative this government has, and the quality of the onsite setup.
Some of these concerns are that the trailers have been about ice forming on the inside of all the windows. This has been a mild winter, Mr. Speaker. People are saying that during a normal minus 30 degree winter, these windows would be complete blocks of ice. Water lines are continuously freezing up, and the floors are cold and the furnaces are always running.
Issues on site setup are on issues of levelling, or lack of, Mr. Speaker. The trailers are not sitting firmly on their foundations. Tenants are saying that the whole trailer shakes when people are either coming up or going down the front steps of their houses. The trailer also vibrates and shakes when the washing machines are on spin cycle.
Mr. Speaker, I will reiterate the fact that the Housing Corporation has to be more diligent when it comes to overseeing the development of our housing projects in our northern environment. This exercise will enable our public dollars to be used for more things like education, health or infrastructure, and not for constant or continuous repairs to many of our new housing units, Mr. Speaker. Then there are repairs on these repairs, as is often the case.
Mr. Speaker, many times we have to be the big brother looking over someone's shoulder to ensure that the proper procedures and standards are adhered to from start to finish in all our housing projects, so that our new homeowners can be confident that the huge lifetime investment that this government wants them to commit to will be really worth what they are really willing to pay for. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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