Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A lot of the elders in the Sahtu region cannot afford this. Yesterday when I talked to one of the constituents, they said, what? What is this government thinking about? There are some seniors maybe in larger centres that could afford to pay a little bit of rent, but not in the Sahtu and maybe no other communities. They have a hard time and pretty soon they’re going to maybe get eviction notices if we continue down this path. I ask the Minister responsible for all seniors and elders, can he help us work with his Cabinet colleagues to look at what can we do to help the government with the fiscal financial restraints that we have within the Housing Corporation and help our elders in our small communities who are poor.
Norman Yakeleya on Question 113-17(2): Effects On Elders Of Public Housing Rent Scale
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 113-17(2): Effects On Elders Of Public Housing Rent Scale
Oral Questions
February 16th, 2012
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