Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the Government of the Northwest Territories did actually acknowledge that seniors aging in place is a priority and so, therefore, we agreed to do the $500,000 increase to the SAFE Program on page 362. So we actually have an extra $500,000 that we are putting into assist seniors to age in place, so it's not that we're not working with you. Then again, like I say, we are expecting the federal government to come with substantial -- in fact, when Prime Minister Trudeau was in Yellowknife he said that there would be billions of dollars for housing provided, so we are expecting that we will get substantial monies coming. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Caroline Cochrane on Committee Motion 60-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, NWT Housing Corporation, Deferral Of Finance And Infrastructure Services Activity, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2017. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 60-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, NWT Housing Corporation, Deferral Of Finance And Infrastructure Services Activity, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 22nd, 2017
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