Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Status of Women Council of the NWT Annual Report 2015-2016." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "The NWT Community Counselling Program Client Satisfaction Report 2016," and the "Public Performance Measures Report 2016: NWT Health and Social Services System." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following 11 documents entitled "Aurora College Operating Budget 2016/17;" " Yellowknife Catholic Schools (Yellowknife Public Denominational District Education Authority) Budget, June 30, 2017;" "Yellowknife Education District No. 1 2016-2017 Approved Budget;" "2016-2017 Operating Budget - Commission scolaire francophone TNO"; "2016-2017 Operating Budget Dettah District Education Authority"; "Tlicho Community Services Agency Operating Budget 2016-2017"; "Sahtu Divisional Education Council Operating Budget 2016-2017;" "South Slave Divisional Education Council Operating Budget 2016-17;" "2016-2017 Operating Budget for Beaufort-Delta Education Council;" "2016-2017 Operating Budget for K’alemi Dene School;" and "2016-2017 Operating Budget for Dehcho Divisional Education Council." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 331-18(2): NWT Water License Decisions" and "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 344-18(2): Darnley Bay Marine Protected Area." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document "Yellowknife Homelessness Road Map Action Plan – Report of the Homelessness Working Group, October 2016." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, monsieur le presidente. I wish to table, it's a letter from the Association des parents ayants droit de Yellowknife, and it's to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment about the lack of consultation on a proposal that's gone into Heritage Canada, [Translation not provided]. Merci.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Kam Lake.

Masi. 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. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018, Tabled Document 163-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018 for the Department of Public Works and Services and Department of Transportation, with the Member for Hay River North in the chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to continue the deliberation of Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018, and we would like to consider the NWT Housing Corporation first, followed by Health and Social Services. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will continue deliberation after a short break.

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I will now call committee back to order. Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018, and we have agreed to begin with the NWT Housing Corporation. Does the Minister Responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation have witnesses she would like to bring into the Chamber?

I do, thank you.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses to committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my left is Tom Williams, the president and CEO of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. On my right is Mr. Jim Martin. He's the vice president of finance and infrastructure services.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. We will begin with opening with general comments. Do any committee members have general comments? Mr. Blake.