I thank the Minister for that. I’ll certainly be more than willing to accept that copy and review the detail further myself.
I find that one of the challenges is…. As an example, I have a constituent who goes to the Yellowknife Housing Authority, and they just don’t have any — not necessarily barrier-free — disabled units; they just don’t have anything available. I don’t think what they’re looking for is the all-inclusive barrier-free unit where every door is fixed, whether the fixtures are changed, whether the ramp is there or not. They’re looking for accessible living, and we just don’t have that stock available in Yellowknife. Although I would be extremely surprised if the Minister has that specific number of what’s available in Yellowknife other than what’s in the portfolio as a whole — I’d be surprised if he knew how many were free at this time, because there just doesn’t seem to be any, or I should say that there doesn’t seem to be any free available stock for those people coming forward.
It’s very disheartening when you have someone who also has a family. That causes a further problem: how do you house people with social needs who have families? That challenge is very disheartening when you send them down to the Yellowknife Housing Authority, where they’re supposed to go. Outside of ministerial intervention, they have to sit there and wait and wait. It’s really sad.
Mr. Chairman, if I could hear how the Minister plans to improve that housing stock for families specifically with disabilities I would really appreciate some highlights and some information today.