Question O94-12(2): Public Works Minister's Commitment To Business Incentive Policy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am committed to developing a range of policies that will meet the end of what we tried to achieve in the last Legislative Assembly; that is, to maximize local labour in contracts and help Northerners to develop businesses. I think we can accomplish th

Question O77-12(2): Participation Of Communities In Housing Issues  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Any change to the legislation will be brought forward in this House, and all Members will have a chance to debate it and understand it. I think that should satisfy the Member.

Question O74-12(2): Elimination Of NWT Housing Corporation Board Of Directors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When I became the Minister of Housing, one of the things which I noticed right away was the high cost of running the NWT Housing Corporation Board of Directors. It is a duplication of services. We have 11 Members in this House from the Eastern Arctic wh

Question O62-12(2): Communication From Communities To Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members of the existing Board of Directors of the Housing Corporation provide only one avenue through which communities have input into the housing policies and programs. The most important one is through MLAs through this House, with their direct acces

Question O59-12(2): Highway Patrol Restricted To Certain Areas  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. He will have it today.

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to Question O45-12(2), with regard to Southerners owning homes in both the South and the North, asked by Mr. Pudluk on Monday, February 17th. The Housing Corporation approves clients for the home-ownership assistance program, HAP, who hav

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Mr. Speaker, I have a return to a question asked by Mr. Nerysoo on Monday, February 17, 1992, with regard to an analysis of the potential impact of the restructuring of the NWT Housing Corporation which has taken place. Restructuring would entail the present corporation adopting

Question O55-12(2): Analysis Of Restructuring Of Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Question O45-12(2): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take it under advisement.

Question O42-12(2): Control Of Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member is correct. We have no function. It will be operated as a department and we will not have a board. Thank you.

Question O42-12(2): Control Of Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The funding from CMHC will not be affected by the change through the departmental structure. You will still have to keep a shell corporation within the department to ensure that the current agreements with CMHC and access to the CMHC program are still ob

Question O42-12(2): Control Of Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No.

Question O42-12(2): Control Of Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Question O41-12(2): Abolishment Of NWT Housing Corporation Board Of Directors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If you look at all the figures that are associated with operating the board of directors of the NWT Housing Corporation, that would be one of the first things I would like to get rid of. It would save a lot of money.

Question O41-12(2): Abolishment Of NWT Housing Corporation Board Of Directors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.