Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr.
Miltenberger. As the Minister has
indicated, maintenance is an area that we think is very important. We think it’s important now. We think it’s important into the future.
At the same time we do have some capacity issues, and we’ve got some issues that we’re dealing with from a planning perspective as we move forward. I guess we’re in the happy circumstance that we did get money from the federal government for a pretty robust capital program over the last three years. We’re in our final year of that build, with some potential for some additional building.
It becomes a matter of trying to prioritize where we’re going. We’re also hopeful that once we get through our major capital build project, we can put increased emphasis on our maintenance program.
But the Member’s correct. Maintenance is absolutely important, and it’s something that we recognize as an important issue for Housing and just about as important as getting the houses on the ground. Right now our focus has been on the capital delivery. We hope to move into a more robust maintenance program in the future.