Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes. In terms of Yellowknife, the first comment is that a lot of these leases, a lot of these buildings, were once owned by northern companies that have since sold off to southern REITs. A lot of these times, these are long-term leases, 20-year leases, so I do not think we have the numbers in front of us to determine what we entered into with the northern vendor versus the southern vendor at the time. I think that we could take a look at how much it is costing us. As you said, we are paying a lot of money in Yellowknife to these northern vendors. Of course, some of the challenges with owning is the up-front cost the government would have to incur to get into the business of owning those buildings, so that is certainly a potential hamper to us moving into ownership, as well. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Brennan on Committee Motion 81-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Health and Social Services - Deferral of Department (page 169), Carried
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Committee Motion 81-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Health and Social Services - Deferral of Department (page 169), Carried
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