Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the Mackenzie Delta we are looking forward to offering families new housing units. There is a four-plex in Aklavik and a duplex in Fort McPherson that has been completed before Christmas and is ready for new tenants.

We are happy for the units, Mr. Speaker, and encourage the NWT Housing Corporation to build more units so that families can be accommodated. Mr. Speaker, the newly completed units, however, are sitting empty. This is due to the fact that there were issues with power meters on the units. Since a completion of the units, there has been no activity to try to fix the problem. Once the situation with the meters is solved, we can be reassured that some very excited tenants will be able to move in.

It is no secret that each of our ridings in the NWT suffers from housing shortages. I have given statements in the past regarding this issue and will continue to speak on behalf of the need for more housing units in our communities.

It is unfortunate that families have to patiently wait, hoping that their name will move up on the waiting list for a house. Yet, we have these houses sitting empty, waiting for a simple mistake to be sorted out.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will have questions for the Minister later today.