Madam Chair, in regards to the, I guess, inflation in regards to the rental scale, if this carbon tax goes through, there will be an increase. I'll guarantee it. And we're going to be wearing it if that comes up in regards to accepting that Bill C-60. And I think that before it goes to -- I guess brought up into the floor of the House in regards to that, I mean, we have to look at all aspects of what the increase is going to be to our constituents and the cost inflation on everything right across the board. I think the Minister -- I think you should really talk to our staff in regards to that because I'll guarantee you next year this time they're going to be coming back with increases over the year. So that being said, the programs that -- that's a comment.
But the programs that we are giving with the housing, the homeownership programs, I had a constituent for two and a half -- almost two a half years trying to get stuff sorted out. I've been going back and forth with the Minister's office and I'm -- hopefully it's finally done. I never heard from my client so I'm assuming it's done. And I just wish it would be a lot better service in regards to providing service and getting things done, you know. We only had 56 applicants out of 2900 homes. You know, it shouldn't take two years, two and a half years almost, of our time. You know, getting calls. I wear it just like the Minister. I had to wear it. I stuck up for the department. I'm working, I'm working with it, but it takes that long and I'm hoping it's dealt with now. I haven't had no call back.
And that being said, another one is you know when our community leaders come into the community -- or come into Yellowknife for meetings with our Minister, if any of our Ministers, and they're saying they're going to follow up with them, follow up with them because I wear it too. Again, trying to -- I take the shots just like with the government in regards to when they don't follow through with their meetings or what they promise in regards to any kind of the programs that they're doing, we have to -- we push and push and push until, you know, you can't -- you don't even want to talk about it. But you're still getting heck on the other side of the phone saying what's going on here; why aren't they doing this? So any of my Ministers across there, you're saying something to one of -- you know, any of our mayors or community corp chairs or whatever, please, please do your job. Get your staff -- you have enough staff to help you to get your job done. But that's, like -- you know, I can go on and on. I'm not satisfied with this department. I mean, I'm telling you, Madam Chair. We're hurting. Communities need houses. All I've been hearing out of this whole two years, two and a half years since COVID, how -- one was COVID. Two, now we try to build houses. The announcement keeps coming over and over and over. Where's the houses? Announcement's there through the federal government. Nothing. Show me the houses. Like, you drive down -- if you're down south, you see all these houses on the side of the road. Get them, buy them all, bring them up. It's a -- you know, you want houses. That's the way you're going do it. CMHC too. CMHC's all lip service. We had them up in Tuk a few years ago, those guys. They come in. They listen. They say same thing. They'll promise you the world until they jump on that plane and leave the community. Nothing. No follow through. And that's got to stop here. Tired of lip service. We need houses. Communities need houses. We need service. Serve us, please. Thank you.