Kevin O'Reilly

Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, look, I get that there's probably issues with sustainability and finding the money, but if we don't have a plan to get our housing out of core need, you can't formulate we can't formulate an ask to Ottawa, and we don't have a plan to deliver adequate affordable, and I think it's suitable, housing for our residents. That's the importance of getting this plan together. I've been asking for it now for six years. I know we had the On Level Ground report in the last Assembly that was getting closer to it. But if you don't if we don't have that plan, you can't go...

Thanks, Madam Chair. I don't if I should laugh or cry.

Okay, clearly we're not spending enough on housing. I think I made the point. I really look forward to seeing this 20year capital plan that's going to cost a billion dollars.

So I think I heard a commitment, though, as well to the Member for Kam Lake that there was going to be some kind of a an outline or a rough plan for getting our housing out of core need. Is that what I heard? Thanks, Madam Chair.

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.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Well, whether it was a good thing it was finished ahead of schedule, I guess that's perhaps others to weigh in on but certainly yesterday, I discussed how GNWT, in my view, has not completed a number of environmental management and wildliferelated plans in connection with the road opening that's happening today because it sounds like now the project was sped up. So that extra time that could have been spent on building this, stretching it out a bit a longer, would have allowed for maybe some of that work to get approved. So maybe I can get an answer as to why the project...

Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Minister for that sneak preview. The Minister has also been quoted as saying that the lack of physical spaces will challenge universal affordable child care in the NWT. How is the Minister going to ensure that there are safe and appropriate places to put the new child care spaces in all NWT communities? Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So can I get an explanation as to why the mineral administration registry system is being moved out of this department, Finance, into ITI. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. What are the annual service payments then going to be for the Tlicho AllSeason Road, and is part of this over expenditure where we're starting to get into these annual service payments? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President.

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