Frederick Blake Jr.

Okay, thank you. Any further questions? Mr. McNeely.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, committee. Any further questions? I see no further questions or comments from committee. Please return now to page 210, Industry, Tourism and Investment, tourism and parks, operation expenditure summary, total activity, $14,737,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in followup to my Member's statement, I have a few questions for the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. As I said in my statement, there have been a number of changes in the rent scale over the years. In the past five years, I have seen a number of positive changes, but one change that my constituents and others throughout the territory are having challenges with is based on your income tax, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister: what kind of feedback has the corporation received on the rent scale, particularly after the changes made...

Good, Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Next, under the fur program, the department has done a good job lately, well, for a number of years, on the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur Program. I know I brought this up a couple of years back.

I am really glad to see, as I mentioned last year, again, as more and more we are seeing the young fellow there from Hay River who is on satellite TV now, who is really putting it out there that in the Northwest Territories we use humane trapping methods, and I really feel strongly that we need to promote that a lot more. Watching other programs, like Yukon Trapper or whatever, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, how much time would the department need once the survey is completed to actually make this change if that is what the people want? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.