Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions today for the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. I’d like to follow up on the statement he made earlier today. I am pleased to hear of the delay in the application of the renewed rent scale for seniors housing, but I’d like some clarification from the Minister. It’s not really very clear to me. I’d like to ask the Minister what the purpose is of this delay and what is the purpose of the phase-in. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Mr. Elkin.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Bouchard.

Page 5-17, Finance, activity summary, fiscal policy, operations expenditure summary, $23.494 million.

Thank you, Mr. Blake. Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. We are on page 8-25, supplementary health programs, activity summary, Health and Social Services, operations expenditure summary, $26.243 million.

Thanks to the DM for that thorough explanation. I certainly would like to see what’s been done to date. I’d also like to see the cost-drivers that the department is anticipating attacking and going after. I would like to request that information, but would also like to request an update every six months on where things are at.

I think part of our problem is we see these numbers once a year and kind of freak out. It would certainly be helpful to us as Members if we realize that there’s, as you say, chipping away at the numbers and it’s gradually going down. So any information that we get, if it...