This is page numbers 5903 - 5942 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 5th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

With that, I will allow the Minister to respond and then I will recognize the clock. Mr. Minister.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree with Mr. Yakeleya 100 percent. It is about educating those out there and making them realize it is quite a privilege to have a roof over your head and make sure that you look after it. It is a message that I have been trying to get out there. I know in some of my travels around the Territories and meeting with some of the community leaders or regional leadership, I mentioned that to them that we, as leaders, need to make our people aware of how fortunate they are to live in these units. A lot of these units were brand new when they moved in and they don’t take care of them as well as they should. I believe the message is going to start getting to them.

The LHOs are starting to take a harder stance on the upkeep of the unit and how you look after it. I think if we make people accountable, I think we should hopefully see the change in attitude. It is one that we continue to work on, but I always have been fairly confident that the message will get out there and we will have folks out there that will actually start looking after their units.

As homeowners, as most of us are, we realize the importance of looking after our units. This is something that I believe that most folks in the Territories are going to realize, especially a lot of the clients in the public housing units where it is easy to just pick up the phone and phone the LHO and say my doorknob is broken. There is no toilet paper on my holder. It is a work in progress.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

With that, I will recognize the clock and rise to report progress. I would like to thank the Minister and witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses out. I will rise and report progress.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

February 16th, 2011

The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole, please, Mr. Krutko.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 133-16(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2011-2012, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

---Carried

Item 22, third reading of bills. Madam Clerk, orders of the day.

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

Principal Clerk Of Committees (Ms. Knowlan)

Orders of the day for Friday, February 18, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.:

1. Prayer

2. Ministers’

Statements

3. Members’

Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6. Acknowledgements

7. Oral

Questions

8. Written

Questions

9. Returns to Written Questions

10. Replies to Opening Address

11. Petitions

12. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

13. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

14. Tabling of Documents

15. Notices of Motion

16. Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

17. Motions

- Motion 35-16(5), Successor Strategy for the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnerships Program

18. First Reading of Bills

19. Second Reading of Bills

20. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of

Bills and Other Matters

- Tabled Document 4-16(5), Executive

Summary of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project

- Tabled Document 30-16(5), 2010 Review of Members’ Compensation and Benefits

- Tabled Document 38-16(5), Supplementary Health Benefits - What We Heard

- Tabled Document 62-16(5), Northern

Voices, Northern Waters: NWT Water Stewardship Strategy

- Tabled Document 75-16(5), Response to the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie

Gas Project on the Federal and Territorial Governments’ Interim Response to “Foundation for a Sustainable Northern Future”

- Tabled Document 103-16(5), GNWT

Contracts over $5,000 Report, Year Ending March 31, 2010

- Tabled Document 133-16(5), Northwest

Territories Main Estimates, 2011-2012

- Tabled Document 135-16(5), GNWT

Response to CR 3-16(5): Report on the Review of the Child and Family Services Act

- Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Social

Assistance Act

- Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Conflict of Interest Act

- Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act

- Bill 20, An Act to Amend the Evidence Act

- Minister’s Statement 65-16(5), Devolution Agreement-in-Principle, Impact on Land Claims and Protection of Aboriginal Rights

- Minister’s Statement 88-16(5), Sessional Statement

21. Report of Committee of the Whole

22. Third Reading of Bills

23. Orders of the Day

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Friday, February 18, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 6:07 p.m.