Thank you, Mr. Chair. And so what the facilities plan is -- you know, it's essentially a capital plan but it's where -- it's long-term. You need to look at all of the campuses as well as the community learning centres, and we want to make sure that we're starting from a place -- we want to make sure we have a plan from the get-go and that ensures -- we want to ensure everything is integrated, everything works together. And I actually just had my first meeting with the contractors who are -- have been going out and speaking with the communities and Indigenous governments and the college to do this work, and it was pretty exciting what they're coming back with. And, you know, much like the comments the Member had, I went -- I spoke at length about the need for housing. I know that we can -- sometimes we can't fill one position in a community because there's nowhere for someone to stay, and we don't want to set ourselves up for failure. We don't want to say in ten years, well we should have, you know, had more room on this campus for housing. So I've been driving that point home to the point where they're probably -- I'm sure they were tired of hearing it. But I take the Member's point because I've been, you know, in my portfolios, that issue is a live issue and it's holding up the growth of the territory. So yes, I'm well aware of that, and I'm pushing that. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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