The GNWT requested updates to Strategic Oil and Gas closure plans through the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. Closure plans provided necessary information upon which reassessment of accumulated securities could be calculated. The process to date to update the plan was not completed when it went into receivership.

I want to thank the Minister for that. This went under on our watch, and we really didn't do enough to stop it, so the Cameron Hills sour gas field is now in receivership. Does GNWT or the regulator of oil and gas still have unfettered access to any financial security for this operation, and, if so, what are the values of such security?

The GNWT was successful to catch a security of $2.9 million. These funds represent the security held under the water licence and land use permit. Unfortunately, the funds held by the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations are confidential.

Thank you, Minister. Final supplementary, Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Mr. Speaker. Great to hear that the amount held by OROGO is confidential. So much for open and transparent government. I know we fixed that in the legislation. We still have to do regulations, but this is not a good way to manage our resources.

Can the Minister explain whether our government or the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas has calculated or estimated what the environmental liabilities are likely to be for Cameron Hills, and what portion we are now likely to assume now that the property's in receivership? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Strategic Oil and Gas was not able to complete their closure plan before it went into receivership. The goal of the receivership process is to sell off the assets, and the procedure of any sales can be used for the clean-up costs. Now that the receiver has been in place or appointed to address the NWT assets, the process will become clearer in the weeks and months to come. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Deh Cho.

Thank you, Member for Deh Cho. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can find that information out for the Member. At this time, I'm not aware of the details specifically to Fort Providence and the space that is in the health centre there. Thank you.

Mahsi to the Minister for that answer. I'm not going to get too many answers, it seems like, for the dental team as the Minister doesn't know all the information there. I would like to have more information, if she's going to dig out information, about this list of known dental team visits to the community for the year 2019, and also if she can provide the number of days in a given week that the dental team is in the community? I would appreciate that information, also, with that.

Yes, absolutely. If the Member wants to provide me with his list of questions, then, I can definitely get back to him.

Thank you. Member for Deh Cho. Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, during question period, the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation repeatedly said that the Women's Society should reach out to her regarding the Arnica project. I can confirm that they've been in contact with the department throughout this process. Mr. Speaker, there's a $60-million co-investment fund for housing allocated to the Northwest Territories. My concern is: I am sick of being reactive. We need to be a proactive government that goes out and gets that money. Will the Minister commit to setting up a meeting with all the relevant parties to the Arnica project and get to the bottom of what the issue is, and see whether we can save this project?

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A contact was set out early this afternoon, after my meeting with the Member. Hopefully, we are able to get in contact with the parties for the Arnica Inn. A meeting will go forward. Hopefully, that will happen by the end of the week. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That may be my first "yes" in this Legislative Assembly. Yesterday, there was concern about whether we had actually supported this project. Will the Minister commit that, if CMHC comes up with this three quarters of this funding, we are able to find the $660,000 and we will follow suit and provide our funding to this project?

The application for the Arnica Inn has to be resubmitted. I have instructed my staff to reach out to the Yellowknife Women's Society to start our communication process going forward. Looking at the project, we are looking for money internally to support the project, and going forward, I will keep the Members informed.

There is almost a "yes" there. I do believe there are some parliamentary issues about a Minister committing money on the floor, but I'll look forward to the updates. My next question regarding the co-investment fund: I understand there's a number in the works. The problem here is that this is the first one that seemed to fail, and I don't want to be standing up in the House every single time we hear that our Housing Corporation did not support a project. My question is: will the Minister assign someone in the Housing Corporation to coordinate applications and work with proponents so that we can access this federal money?

The co-investment fund that is accessible through the federal money that is accessible to the Northwest Territories is a new initiative, and a new funding pot that we do have access to. The Arnica application was the first; not the Arnica, the application from the Yellowknife Women's Society was one of the first applications that made it to the second stage. Actually, it is the first. Going forward, we will be looking at a position that will fill the responsibility to make sure that there is straight communication for the application process from the Housing Corporation.

Thank you, Minister. Final supplementary, Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that, and I appreciate the Minister keeping us updated. My next question is: as we are providing this funding, I believe the Housing Corporation has repeatedly stated that our goal is partnerships, the future is partnerships. Throughout this process, it is clear there has been a breakdown in communication in exactly what the Housing Corporation's role is and whether they are providing technical advice, whether they want partnerships with Indigenous governments for all projects, whether they are going to fund the 25 percent. Will the Minister commit to setting out clear guidelines for the application process and what the Housing Corporation's role is in accessing this federal co-investment fund?

I did speak to my department, and I have instructed them to complete a criteria. In regard to the 75/25, it would be with the application and what the responsibility we are going to carry out as a Housing Corporation, yes, we will go forward and be more clear on our process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Hay River South.