Kevin O'Reilly

If you want to call me a Minister, I'll take it. Thanks, Madam Chair.

The so next question, is there any calculation of, like, deferred maintenance for the Housing Corp, and what is that figure and what does it mean? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. And thanks to the MLA from Nunakput for giving me his time.

I'm trying to reconcile that the news release that went out a couple days ago from Housing Corp that says there's an extra $93 million for a number of units versus what I'm looking at here in the capital estimates. So I guess this $93 million is federal money, or a good part of it is. Why is it not shown here as a federal contribution; why is this kind of like off the books somehow. You know, we get other federal money and it's showed as money in and then money expended, but it doesn't look this way for the Housing...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Our committee wishes to consider Committee Report 18, Committee Report 19, Bill 24, Tabled Document 43719(2) Capital Estimates 20222023, Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. While I'm on a role, I got two, I'm going to keep going. So while the pre and postaudit requirements are a problem, the other one is a lack of certified auditors to carry out the audits, the energy audits, and the cost of training monitors. What steps is the Minister taking to help increase the number of energy auditors, and is any additional funding being provided to Arctic Energy Alliance to help fix this problem? Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I'm going to go to a different superduper Minister with my questions, and they're for the Minister of Infrastructure who has responsibility for the Arctic Energy Alliance.

Can the Minister tell us whether she's aware of the difficulties caused by the federal energy pre and postaudit requirements under the Canada Greener Homes Grant program, and what is she doing to fix that problem? Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Is the Minister going to provide us with a plan to get our housing out of core need, and when would can we expect that plan? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So what is that amount, please? Thank you.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, if I thought I was confused before about the Housing Corporation, that one really any ways, look, you guys got to find a different way to present this stuff; sorry. If it takes a schedule or a note or something, you got to find a better way to present the financial information 'cause I think I think it would benefit yourselves. You might get fewer questions in Committee of the Whole. You might get fewer Member's statements on the floor, oral questions for your Minister. You guys got to find a better way to present this. Sorry. And with all due respect, I know I'm...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I do have some prepared comments. For the record, whenever Bill 29 was on the agenda for discussion at the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment, I declared a conflict of interest. I was not present for any discussion. The only exception was on September 15th, 2021, when I was invited by the committee to present on the bill and answer questions as part of the public hearing.

I will not discuss the bill directly or its merits as that is for another day. But I do wish to comment on parts of the committee report. The report states that some view...