Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Look, I’m not questioning in any way the commitment on the part of the Premier and the Finance Minister to do this, so I’ll be quiet about this, but at the end of the day, I still want to sort of understand how, whether we’re sort of voting on these amounts or how does it get reprinted or how does it show up at the end of the day. I don’t question the commitment in any way. This has been the subject of some ongoing discussions, and really appreciate the work that the Minister of Finance, the Minister of ITI’s undertaken, so I’m just trying to understand how it shows up in a...

Thanks. I think, again, the concern is that we have new federal dollars starting to finally come in. That should not be a reason or pardon me, an excuse for us to withdraw money out of housing. I will be watching the public accounts to see if that is indeed the case. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I’m just wondering if the Minister can explain what the difference is between the Mineral Industry Advisory Board and the Chamber of Mines. I understand the membership might be different, but can you explain now the function of these two organizations is different? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I think I’m understanding this a little bit better, but the communities then themselves are not going to be asked about costs. The costs are going to be developed by the Housing Corp in terms of helping communities put together their plans and then rolling that up somehow? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. The survey will ask questions about affordability in terms of income, I guess, of some communities. I am not quite sure what that level of detail, but how about the other two aspects of core need: suitability and adequacy? How are those aspects to be reflected in the survey that’s to be undertaken? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I guess I’m totally confused now about surveys and plans. Can the Minister tell me what sort of surveys she was just discussing with my colleague and how that relates to the fiveyear housing needs surveys that are conducted by the NWT Housing Corporation? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that there’s going to be some research done on this, but could the Minister commit to get back to the standing committee later in 201617 with a plan to do this?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just a followup on my colleague’s questions: I think one of the best ways to promote energy conservation is to share some of those savings with people that are in public housing. Is there a plan or a way that that can be done to help encourage people in public housing to save energy? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate, again, the response from the Minister. I’m speaking, I guess, from some personal experience here, too, because both of our children went through Ecole Allain St-Cyr, and they never had a gymnasium or access to some special classrooms. I’m just wondering when the students and their families can expect to actually walk through the doors and have equitable access to the same facilities that other Yellowknife schools have. When can we expect to have this work actually done?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the Minister letting us know that there are some intricacies to working with the other two territories. I look forward to having a discussion at committee around that. You know, our submissions to the federal government for our needs don’t always have to go within the federal budget. Even some of the infrastructure funding that might be made available is going to be wide open. We may be able to use that avenue to help fund core housing needs in the Northwest Territories. In any event, I understand how we need to work with Nunavut and Yukon, and I look forward to...