Thank you, Mr. Chair. I love this question because, you know what, I come from a settled land claim area and also self-government is happening in my riding as well too. We've got some seven of those discussions happening right now. And housing has often come up but one of the things that I really pride on is Indigenous partnership and looking at new ways of doing business in the smaller communities.

I just want to just reflect very quickly on my riding is that my home community of Fort Good Hope had created the K'asho Got'ine Housing Society, because they were tired of dealing with our programs, with our -- the way that we allocate money, and working with the local housing authorities. So they came together. They created the society. So now we are working in partnership where they're able to look at operate -- not operate -- repairs for homeownership in their communities. And this is something that I'm really wanting to do across the Northwest Territories.

But also the Housing Corporation has entered into several partnerships as well too. And like I had said, they range from, you know, cleaning fuel tanks, replacing fuel tanks, stairs, sidings, pilings, and whatever that -- that is a priority in those communities.

And also working with them, I want to say the collaboration that is happening as well too, that we're going to see more of those announcements coming forward. We do have 18 months in this government and I'm guaranteeing that you're going to see a lot of improvement within the corporation that I would like to now be more focused on as well as what is going to be left for the next government and what kind of funding allocations are we going to be able to pursue through the federal government, also looking at the federal pots that are there too.

There's a number of co-investment applications that have been submitted by Indigenous groups. I want to say the last number I looked at was 16. And they're going through the process as too. They want to own housing as well.

The corporation is also available to be working with those Indigenous groups as well. One of the ones that I'm ready proud and we've made a lot of headway with is with the Metis and working with Mr. Bailey in his community as well too and in looking at his submission and looking at improvements and where we can actually meet halfway.

So just establishing those relationships, improving them, is a priority of what it is that I would like to accomplish within this portfolio. Thank you, Mr. Chair.