Question 41-15(6): Deh Cho Bridge Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me just remind Members that in 1978 I believe it was, the Legislative Assembly of the day looked at the price of the bridge and decided then that $6.2 million was too much, so they put it on the back burner. Today we're looking at, as the Member had

Question 41-15(6): Deh Cho Bridge Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me, first of all, clarify that responsibility for the bridge project now rests with the Minister of Transportation. But, Mr. Speaker, I'll answer the question since it was directed to me. Yes, we are going to move ahead. We'll move ahead carefully,

Question 39-15(6): Public Housing Rent Scale  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We use Yellowknife as a rate because it's probably the most reasonable rate. We could base it on Colville Lake or somewhere else but I don't think people would like that, Mr. Speaker. So we have to use a base and we compare it to something. We also hav

Question 39-15(6): Public Housing Rent Scale  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have to keep in mind that the majority of people, even those who draw income support, have some income; the majority are earning some money. Again, there are some who aren't. Anyone who is earning income but hasn't got the money to be able to rent th

Question 39-15(6): Public Housing Rent Scale  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The rent scales and our formula for determining rent are always being revisited. I might say it doesn't really matter whether we do it based on gross salary or on net salary, we take into consideration the other costs that individuals may have anyway. S

Question 39-15(6): Public Housing Rent Scale  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm sure there are many people who would like to have their rent lowered. Mr. Speaker, the current arrangement we have is that housing units are based on market value. So a rent is set depending on the condition, the age, the size and so on, of the hous

Minister's Statement 7-15(6): Sessional Statement  Mr. Speaker, our government signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Alberta on the development of a Bilateral Water Management Agreement in March. This agreement, once ratified, will ensure the integrity of water flowing downstream from Alberta into the Mack

Minister's Statement 7-15(6): Sessional Statement  Mr. Speaker, as this Legislative Assembly is in the final year of its mandate with an election scheduled for this fall, it seems like an appropriate time to take stock of our work to date. In particular, I want to speak about some of the major initiatives we have moved forward o

Question 36-15(6): Maximizing Resource Development Employment Opportunities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will refer that question to the Minister of ITI. Thank you.

Question 22-15(6): Rental Arrears In Behchoko  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had assumed that this had already started. Mr. Speaker, I will check with the department. If they haven't already begun to work one on one with clients, then I would ask that they start right now. There isn't any reason to be delaying, Mr. Speaker. It's

Question 22-15(6): Rental Arrears In Behchoko  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know this was a big issue that was discussed at the meeting that the Housing Corporation attended in February. The Housing Corporation is following up. Many of these need one-to-one counselling relationships. That's the approach the corporation is taki

Question 12-15(6): Universal Partnership Agreements With Local Housing Authorities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm going to take a look at the universal partnership agreements myself. I'm curious about this issue the Member is raising. Mr. Speaker, as well, we will review this issue to the oversight committee, which has senior level representation from both Housing

Question 12-15(6): Universal Partnership Agreements With Local Housing Authorities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll have to take a look at the agreements. I haven't read the wording in them, but, Mr. Speaker, my understanding is that as it works it's the Housing Corporation that provides the funding to the LHOs. They don't get a cheque from ECE. ECE's relationship

Question 12-15(6): Universal Partnership Agreements With Local Housing Authorities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The universal partnership agreements are agreements between the local housing organization and the Housing Corporation. They don't directly include the Education, Culture and Employment department, although that department does provide support to the indiv

Question 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project  Mr. Speaker, yes, we had a conference call yesterday with some of the leaders; not all the aboriginal leaders, but certainly the president of the Inuvialuit and the president or chairman of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group, president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council. We had discussion