Mr. Speaker, within our department we’ve done some overall inventory of the housing units that are available in the 33 communities we serve. We do have that information. Also, for this year with the teachers, the majority have found suitable housing units to stay in.
But the Member is right. We need to plan now for next year and the following years on how we can mitigate these issues or challenges we’re faced
with. It’s not only us; it’s throughout Canada as well, but throughout the North especially.
This is one of the priorities we’ve identified. We’ve had several meetings on this particular item, and this is going to be an ongoing discussion. We definitely need to have a plan in place to deal with this specific item.