Hay River South
Jane Groenewegen
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Debates of
, (day 23)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Then, Mr. Chairman, in view of people who are currently making decisions to, you know, sell their homes, forfeit their existing living accommodations to move into public housing units, which at this time are not costing them anything regardless of their income, would it not be fair on the part of the government to advise these people that perhaps there are changes coming, maybe the subsidy will become taxable income, maybe there will be a charge assessed for rent, those kinds of things that could be coming? Because people are making decisions based, right now, on...
Debates of
, (day 23)
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Just for the information of Members, on the list now I have Mr. Ramsay, Menicoche, McLeod, Villeneuve. I would like to speak under general comments after that, and then we’re starting on round two. Mr. Ramsay.
Debates of
, (day 23)
The answer was no. Okay, thank you, Mr. Chairman. So when I was bringing up the issue that there is no means test applied to seniors occupying public housing units in that last set of questions, and I asked how we -- and again, through no fault of the seniors, but it’s a government program -- how do we rationalize that to the fact that we are saying that we have a critical housing shortage everywhere, and yet we will continue to build and offer seniors’ units for zero rent? When I asked that question, I was given some answer that had something to do with ECE and assessments and subsidies....
Debates of
, (day 23)
Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. I take that as a motion. The motion is in order. It’s not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
Debates of
, (day 23)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Now I’m really confused. ECE is going to charge income support clients their housing rents based on economic rates for the unit that they’re occupying. They’re going to be paying their rent to ECE now? You have to spell this out for me. Maybe like Mr. Handley was characterizing Mr. Braden the other day, maybe, never mind maybe. When it comes to this I’m very slow. I can’t figure out what you’re talking about. Is the seniors’ housing rents going to change in the next while based on income? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.