I know this matter came up the other day at the Dene leadership meeting when the Premier was there. The issue was why couldn’t you give the money directly to the band to build houses for their membership and let them deal with the federal government and the land issue? At the end of the day it is their membership that needs these houses and they definitely need the units that were allocated based on core need. Is there a possibility that you get the band in Dettah and Ndilo and let them build the houses themselves through their development corporations and whatnot and give them houses that they need? Is that the possibility of going directly through those corporations either through the band or one of their corporate arms? I think, at the end of the day, it is either we do it, they do it, or somebody does it. Right now, nobody is doing anything in that regard and the people need these houses. It is one of the few last communities that haven’t taken advantage of the Northern Housing Trust money that was there. This was one of the hold-out communities. I think that if there are ways that we can get those houses built, give the money to a corporate entity or get them to establish a housing society or something, but do something. I wonder if he considered some of those other options.
David Krutko on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 17th, 2009
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