Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. I’d ask the committee to turn to page 5-41, NWT Housing Corporation, information item, financial summary information. Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Anderson. Ms. Bisaro.

I’m not denying that the Minister is fairly accurate in his numbers. Five to seven percent is a healthy market for economy for commercial. We are, by virtue of calculations, pushing that number to over 10 to 11 percent, according to our calculations. Square metres, square feet, we have to get the right numbers out there. The studies that the Minister is indicating are studies that were done probably in 2009.

Will the Minister commit to maybe updating these numbers so that the commercial real estate market here in Yellowknife can be updated appropriately?

We’ll allow a general question. I’ll put that question to Minister McLeod. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome to the Minister and delegation from MACA here today. I’d like to take a moment to commend the Minister and all the initiatives they do for sport in the Territories. Seeing with my own eyes, as Regular Members do, and seeing that the benefits that sport has done with the division of the department, I have to commend them.

With that said, I believe there’s nothing in his opening address, nothing in this budget which tends to look at some of the bigger picture for sport and youth. I’m talking more about the layers of administration out there. There still tends to be...

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. That looks like we’ve concluded general comments. I’ll now turn it over to the Minister to offer replies to general comments.

Thank you. Page 5-53, NWT Housing Corporation, information item, programs and district operations. Mr. Bromley.

So I’m sensing that we’re not pre-empting that there’s going to be a heavier workload for this Public Utilities Board given the fact that this is going to be a fairly elaborate rate application that’s going to be brought down to the people of the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Earlier today in my Member’s statement I talked about Yellowknife office market status this year as we prepare the RFP of our newly constructed GNWT building in downtown Yellowknife. My questions are for the Minister of Public Works and Services. Has the department factored in with the addition of the 60,000 square feet pushing our limit to 140,000 square feet of office space and pushing our vacancy rate to 10.7, has the department done some calculations what that potentially could do to the market for Yellowknife?

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Ms. Bisaro. Next on the list I have Mr. Menicoche.