Currently, it costs about $18,000 to $20,000 a year to provide the operating and maintenance provision for public housing. For every unit that we rent out, we would be able to support that cost.

I am looking forward to some additional detail on that, especially as it relates to which communities the housing is going to be provided in. The Housing Corporation staff have said that there will be absolutely no effect of the provision of housing to the RCMP on the current waiting list for social housing. Can she confirm that that is the case?

As stated earlier, the initiative is not to displace public housing. It is a revenue source to be able to supplement the public housing. I also can give you some information on the federal units that the RCMP had. At this point, the federal government is saying that they’re beyond repair for them to make them financially viable. They will be offering them out to market. If they are not taken up by the market within the communities, then they’ll send them to negotiations with the Housing Corporation.

Mahsi. Oral questions. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Will the Minister meet with the college student body at Thebacha campus in Fort Smith? Thank you.

Mahsi. Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do appreciate the work that all our staff do on all campuses and the important supports that we have for our students. When time permits, we would like to get into the campuses and meet with the staff, meet with students, keep up to date with the Board of Governors. Yes. We can work on scheduling a time. Thank you.

Mahsi. Oral questions. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to Commissioner's Opening Address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Minister of Transportation.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following two documents entitled, “Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly for 2015 under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act” and “The Waste Reduction and Recovery Program for 2014-2015 Annual Report.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabling of documents. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table to following document entitled, “The Northwest Territories Long-Term Care Program Review, Final Report, December 2015.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi. Tabling of documents.

Pursuant to Section 5 of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I wish to table the “Summary of Members' Absences for the Period of December 17, 2015 to February 17, 2016.”

Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, Infrastructure and Expenditures, No. 4, 2015-16, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried. ---Carried

Bill 2 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation Act, Operation Expenditures No. 3, 2015-2016 be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi. Bill 3. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour. All those opposed. Motion is carried. ---Carried

Bill 3 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to establish a two-year freeze on any upward adjustment of the indemnities payable to Members under Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule C. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi. Bill 1. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Bill 1 has had a second reading. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 74(2) and have Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

: Mahsi. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 74(2) and have the bill referred to Committee of the Whole. Are there any nays? There are no nays. The bill is moved to the Committee of the Whole. Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4 2015-2016, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Government of Northwest Territories for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.