Rocky Simpson

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just looking at the contributions and seniors aging in place retrofits and repairs 800,000. I know that with the number of of repairs that were or allocations that went into Hay River, it's severely underfunded, that program. And, you know, we talk about keeping seniors in their homes as long as we can. You know, and part of it is that we will provide, you know, funding for retrofits and repairs. We'll also provide home care and those type of things. And we just don't you know, we're just not putting enough money into it. And looking at it here, you know, it hasn't...

Minister.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. And, you know, if it wasn't for, you know, the NGOs in the communities, you know, like in Hay River we got the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre; we have the Women's Resource Centre; we have the Council for Disabilities. You know, they all contribute. They all they all go, you know, beyond. They're always, you know, hamstrung by by funds. They use a lot of volunteers. And, you know, if it wasn't for those type of organizations, we probably wouldn't be doing what we are in the communities. So, you know, it's great that we we have them, and we have to support...

All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Consideration of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation 20222023 Main Estimates, operating expenditures, is deferred.

Thank you, Minister, and thanks to the witnesses for appearing before us. SergeantatArms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Mr. O'Reilly

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just looking at the line item emergency shelters, we see roughly a $376,000 increase from the revised estimates. I guess what what caused that to that increase to happen? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. No further questions? Any further questions on lease commitments? Nothing. Thank you, Members.

Please return now to the Housing Corporation summary found on page 70 or 373, with information items on pages 374 and 375. Any kind of questions? Nothing. Thank you.

Does the committee agree that consideration of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation oh sorry, Mr. O'Reilly.

Member. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess the reality is that we know this isn't going to happen overnight. It's not going to happen this month. It's not going to happen this year. It's probably not going to happen within the next five years. But what can happen is that we have to develop a plan, a longterm plan, to ensure that we're looking at the whole the whole of the issue and make sure that that plan is in place, because, you know, we're going to be short you know, to make this happen, we don't have we don't have the resources. We don't have the labour here. You know, we don't have the...

Thank you, Mr. Martin. Member.