David Krutko

Mr. Chairman, in light of the situation we see in the different health boards around the Territory, I think that we have take hold of this situation because it is getting out of line by way of deficits and situations that we’re running. I think that, for the life of me, I don’t understand why it is that we continue to allow one health board to be operating independently of the rest of the system. Again, I’d like to ask the Minister, for $11 million, I think it’s better that we get on with it. Also, put everybody under one roof so that we can control the expenditures systems and not have one...

Again, with the Technology Service Centre, I would like to know if that project is on budget and are we going to hopefully not see any cost overruns. Could I get a price on that one?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d also like to ask the Minister regarding the Housing Needs Survey that was completed, if the Minister can also report back to this House on exactly what action is going to be taken by the department in light of the report on housing needs showing that we do have a major problem in the Northwest Territories with housing.

If the Minister doesn’t have it, maybe one of his counterparts might have it, so maybe he can suggest a further question to the Minister of Public Works.

Again, I believe one of the challenges we’re facing is dealing with the applications for these units and the length of time it’s taking to get people into these units. I’d like to ask the Minister, in light of the solution he found for Fort Resolution with regard to professional housing development where they put teachers into public housing, is that something we can look at for other communities? Can we look at the clients in social housing who are paying over $2,000 a month? Can we get them into a mortgage program, get them into these housing units so that these units are being occupied?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to know, since there is $406,000 going into the office building in Inuvik, is that a cost overrun for the building since it is not previously authorized? Is that over and above the original price for that facility?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had an opportunity to travel to 10 communities with the Social Programs committee on the review of the child and family services legislation. As part of the tour we took the time to listen to the MLAs, community leaders, and also through public meetings hear from the residents throughout the Northwest Territories.

We had the opportunity to get an insight to the challenges all communities are facing. One thing that stood out in my mind, of the challenges that they are facing in program and service delivery, was the lack of programs and services being delivered in our...

A little over $7 million? Are you talking $7.5 million or are you talking $7.2 million? What exactly was the price for this project?

I move a motion to report progress.

---Carried

Is that $15.440 million?