Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, you know, thank you to the Member for these questions because it's exactly where I'm sitting with the corporation, is looking at all those in flair -- rising costs, looking at all of those, and because I come from a smaller community. You know, Fort Good Hope in my riding was the most expensive community to be living in. We're looking at -- I think the last was $2.78 per litre for gas. And looking at the limited amount of time to get your supplies on the winter road just, you know, according to Minister Archie, the last post that we're going to be closing down in 72 hours. And I -- I hear you when I'm looking at -- looking at the housing needs in the North and looking at what needs to come with it.

Looking at those thresholds is something that I'm bringing back to the department because if you're making a hundred thousand dollars in Nunakput and you're paying, you know, $50 for a package of steak, you know, and if you're living in a home in Colville Lake and your fuel is $1,400 in four weeks, those are -- those are costs that I'm absolutely looking at. And I want to make those changes within this government. I need to look at those policies, and having the Council of Leaders at that same working table and getting that information right from the ground level, it really fuels and emphasizes the need for change in the Northwest Territories and how the Housing Corporation is actually doing business.

And I also just wanted to highlight, the other thing too is we have 2600 units, 45,000 people. I have an issue with that. You know, and when I had met the last -- and Nunavut had made -- had made some comments, and they've got, according to them, 10,000 units. And I thought, there's -- I asked my department to go back to making sure, is that number correct, because we only have 2600.

So it really fuels that conversation with the federal government as well too to -- to really look at those numbers, and looking at the operation and maintenance as well too for those units. But also I want to see more homeownership throughout the territory. I was, you know, born and raised in the Northwest Territories. I was around when they had the HAP units. Very successful program. And I would like to look at that and look at the opportunities. But with that, community driven, where we are able to provide that funding to the communities, support them with the -- the stipend based funding that they did receive. But it's up to them if they want to invite us to the table, and if they want to see what it is that we have to offer to them. But I'm more than open to be meeting with them. Council of Leaders is the first place to start. Thank you, Mr. Chair.