Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, this shelter enhancement program, is it now in its last year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer. So there are no additional increases planned beyond April 1st. Is that correct?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On the line above, there is the shelter enhancement fund. It was $416,000 last year, and it is $256,000 for the coming fiscal year. Could the Minister tell us the source of this money, what it is used for, and why it went down? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, what kinds of energy efficiency and furnace maintenance and so on is being offered to ensure that the houses themselves are in the best possible condition, in addition asking people to lower their utility consumption? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, has work started on either of these projects? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am not really sure what it means to fit within the capital plan. Could the Minister clarify, please?

Thank you. In that case, where will I find the number of the amount of money that is owed to the NWT Housing Corporation by current or former tenants? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the answer. Could the Minister tell us what guidelines she is giving the LHOs to come up with their plan? What kind of guidelines has she asked them to meet in coming up with the plan? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My final question is about the National Housing Strategy. I know the Minister and her colleagues in the other territories have been lobbying. What is your expectation about when the strategy and the dollars are going to be delivered? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as you may recall, Members on this side of the House proposed a motion in June of last year where we asked the government to make a commitment to reduce the level of core need in NWT housing at the rate of 2 per cent per year for four years.

It is my understanding that this hasn't happened. In fact, the same number of units are available in social housing today as there have been for many, many years. Without adding new units to our stock, we are never going to get on top of the waiting lists which are common to all social housing LHOs. That hasn't changed, to...