Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. I -- you know, I have to say I found this one to be a shock when I realized that someone who is homeless has to be considered to be somewhere in order to qualify for a house. And the funny part about that was -- or funny, I shouldn't say funny. It's -- but if I don't laugh, I'll cry -- was that at times while I was, you know, advocating for someone in this position, I got a response from the department that was well, they left town. We heard they were in Yellowknife. And therefore, you know, their position on the list -- whatever. And I was, like, but they don't have a home. So if you don't have a home and how can the government be penalizing you for not being in the location that they think you should be in while you sit and wait. And in this instance, this person had been waiting for five years and only finally got a home through the Indigenous organizations and such, not through the housing corporation. So when I hear things like that, this just to me is a no-brainer. Let's put the residency issue to the side and just, you know, make that a point system that just adds into everything. Don't make two things happen at once. So I'm not explaining myself well. But thank you, Madam Chair.
Katrina Nokleby on Committee Motion 435-19(2): Committee Report 47-19(2): Homelessness Prevention: Supporting Pathways to Housing NWT Residents - Residency Policy Public Housing Point Rating, Carried
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Committee Motion 435-19(2): Committee Report 47-19(2): Homelessness Prevention: Supporting Pathways to Housing NWT Residents - Residency Policy Public Housing Point Rating, Carried
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