Question 711-18(3): Divestiture of Public Housing Units  As I mentioned, I was really appreciative that standing committee was able to attend the Housing Summit in Inuvik and listen to some of the concerns that were brought up, whether it was by industry, whether it was by leadership, or whether it was by non-government organizations.

Question 711-18(3): Divestiture of Public Housing Units  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will have to get back to the Member on the detail. I did mention that, since April 1, 2016, there have been 183 units that we have demolished or sold. The detail that I can give the Member at this moment is that, during 2018-2019, we did sell 20 units an

Question 707-18(3): Divestment of Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Inventory  We did make a commitment that we would look at trying to demolish and sell units, about 50 a year, and we are reaching and going over those targets. As we develop these community plans with leadership and people in the community, that is something that we are going to have to add

Question 707-18(3): Divestment of Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Inventory  In the last session that we had, we had a similar question, and I did mention that we had six communities that we were looking forward to developing community housing plans across the Northwest Territories. We set that as the goal for our first year. Since we have had the Housin

Question 707-18(3): Divestment of Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Inventory  Since April 1, 2016, we have been working on trying to make a commitment to dispose of 150 units. Currently, to date, we have disposed of 183 surplus units though a combination of sales, getting people into homeownership or lease-to-own, and also through demolition. That is somet

Question 707-18(3): Divestment of Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Inventory  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From data that we have compiled since January, there are approximately 270 households making a significant amount of money, about $5,000 a month. Our local housing organizations are working with some of these owners, the ones that are in higher incomes, to

Queston 706-18(3): Funding for Housing Project  I know that we have been making some good changes within the NWT Housing Corporation. We will get that data for the Member, and we will actually share it with standing committee. I think it is something that we need to share right across the board. The Housing Summit that we just

Queston 706-18(3): Funding for Housing Project  The action plan in the document Toward Level Ground lists a number of housing programs and initiatives that I have brought up and that previous Housing Ministers have brought up during the life of this government to address the housing issues. We continue to work on that. We want

Queston 706-18(3): Funding for Housing Project  As the Member knows, and we did have a chat a little bit earlier, there has been an increase in terms of public housing. It could be due to the economy; we don't know. I know that people who go into market rental units do have to get on the waiting list for housing. We can get th

Queston 706-18(3): Funding for Housing Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As committee is well aware, we have had discussions in committee on where we are with this funding. We are developing a three-year action plan, and we did say and committed that we would share that action plan with the committee. We can work on providing w

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The sun is shining very brightly today, and I would like to recognize one of my constituents, Judy McLeod. It's always a pleasure to see you here at the Legislative Assembly supporting our Deputy Premier. I also would like to take the opportunity recognize

Tabled Document 397-18(3): 2019-2020 Consolidated Operating Budget, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled "2019-2020 Consolidated Operating Budget, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 697-18(3): Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission  As I had mentioned, we do have a corporate plan that's out there. It's done on an annual basis. There is a budget breakdown within this corporate plan, but, for the specifics on the OH&S, I will have to get back to the Member, and I will commit to providing that in a written

Question 697-18(3): Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission  As I had mentioned, the governance council does approve the budget on an annual basis. They develop a strategic and a corporate plan. Moving forward under this corporate plan, they are focusing on increasing the number of employers with an occupational health and safety program,

Question 697-18(3): Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On any given year, you never know what kind of claims you're going to get in within workers' claims. We want to promote workplace health and safety, of course, both here in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Last fall, in 2018, we did develop a 2019 co