Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Thompson.

I thank the Minister for that answer. Just in regards to Fort Liard, again I have to give credit to the department. They are removing units. They have given a contract to Beaver Enterprises, for which I thank them very much, that they are removing that. However, when are these units going to be replaced in the capital planning? Because I do not see any replacements of those units in here presently. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane. Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Martin.

Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will try to be quick. There are a whole bunch of units that were taken away. There were units that were in very poor condition that were removed by Beaver Enterprises, and the Housing Corporation worked with them to get it done. When we say 92 per cent, are we including those units in the process, or is it the ones that presently exist? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We manage each community within a certain allocated inventory, so the units that were actually demolished would have been replaced, probably prior to the demolition or at the same time. Therefore, the actual housing units within that community would remain stable. There would be the exact same amount as previous. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that clarification. I will go count the houses, and then I will subtract them on my next tour. In regards to tiny homes, I have heard this numerous times. I have been in my communities, and, when I am seeing third-generation people are living in the homes, from grandparents to grandkids, I have had young people look at me and ask about tiny homes and what we are going to be doing with that. Can the Minister confirm that the Housing Corporation is looking into this? Then my other question, because I only have 30 seconds left here, is: will she make a commitment to work with the community of Fort Liard to have a meeting to discuss this? There is a contractor wishing to do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we are not averse to tiny homes. In fact, we have a home that is being designed in Aklavik, actually, in a partnership with the Aboriginal government. They are looking at a one-bedroom design that is only 300 square feet but still meets the national building code. We are looking at partnerships with communities if they want to move into that. I am very respectful of communities, and so, hopefully, municipal governments or Aboriginal governments would come to us if they are looking at a tiny home concept, and it would a partnership model versus the Housing Corporation going in and just putting a whole bunch of tiny homes all over. I think it is better to work in conjunction with the communities on that. I would be more than willing to meet with any community, in fact, including Fort Liard. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Time has expired. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Housing Corporation initiated a celebrated deal of having northern businesses construct a number of housing units, and I would like to ask the Minister how the progress is going on that work. I believe it was around 50 units that were selected to be built here in the North, by northern contractors. What is the status of that work? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation does try to support northern businesses taking care of northern housing, and so we are working with the contractor still, to this date, to push those units forward. We actually were supposed to meet with him today, but I believe that will now be tomorrow because of staffing. It was to build 45 units. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Of those 45 units, how many have been completed? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Seven are at the state of partially completed, that there are just a few last touches to do, and then there is a number of them that are actually at various stages of construction. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the Minister for that response. Is the Housing Corporation pursuing other capital projects with Northern contractors along the same lines as this deal? Is that feasible for the foreseeable future as we continue to build public housing units? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Cochrane.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. All new builds are now with northern manufacturers or northern builders. No new builds are being done from the south. Thank you, Mr. Chair.