Mr. Chairman, I should have made a clarification. The numbers I am using are 2004. We had a discussion yesterday with the Minister and we look forward to the 2009 core needs report.
I also know that, through the Affordable Housing Initiative, they target Sahtu for 94 houses or units. I’m not too sure if they met that target yet. I think it is pretty close to it. I understand that there are some units that couldn’t be built in Colville Lake and some of the communities because of challenges that the corporation couldn’t resolve in time, so they had to make some decisions. I also understand that the increase in construction in some of our isolated communities causes some problems in terms of construction in the communities, so other units are being transferred from some agreements to other communities. That is why I am asking, because we have certain challenges in the Sahtu in terms of the ice road, the isolation, the barging.
Sometimes these packages don’t come fully equipped with the right window or door or something is missing. There are other stories that I think the Minister will be aware of. That is why I am asking with these high core needs in our communities. I could be proven wrong in a couple of months by the 2009 survey, but I don’t think I am not too far off in terms of our core needs. We have not come along that far. We are still along with Nahendeh to be the highest regions in terms of dollars being spent on housing as when I read the housing report that other regions seem to be receiving more dollars in terms of funding for units that are well below the core needs percentage in the Sahtu. That also contributes the number of those factors in terms of how this is spread out there. I would like to ask the Minister again, would he make a concerted effort to put dollars where there is most need under the definition of the Housing Corporation’s suitability, affordability and the adequacy of homes? Would the Minister give some consideration to go the extra mile to make sure that these numbers do come down and stay down?