Kate Reid

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, on page 378 of the main estimates, the line item for minor modernization and improvements, there is a significant jump from slightly over $5 million to just slightly over $9 million. And then in the same key activities, grants, contributions, and transfers, there is a minor jump also in maintenance. Can the Minister please speak to the substantiation around improvements and maintenance costs going up. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I just want to clarify if I heard the Minister correctly. Can he explain if further policy work and legislative amendments will contemplate less onerous practices for tenant-landlord disputes over safety and repair of units and rental complexes? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too wish to welcome all the Ontario interns. I especially want to wish a warm welcome to Rob Ashton, NDP leadership candidate, and Sara Jayne Dempster, President of the Northern Territories Federation of Labour. Thank you for visiting us today and enjoy the proceedings. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And that's really good news. I am hopeful that that means that the items that are slated for this upcoming fiscal year, being the emergency repair program evaluation and the homeownership repair program evaluation are on schedule. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That's all for me right now.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So if that $7.27 million is right-sizing, what was the deficit? Was that the full deficit of what was needed across the territory? Could I get a little bit more explanation on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So I am just trying my best to follow the money on emergency shelters. So on page 381, the line item has moved from $2.997 million to $16.154 million. And within that particular line item, I believe the vast majority is grants, contributions, and transfers to run emergency shelters of about $11.691 million. I hope I am getting this right. It's my understanding that EIA transferred some responsibilities to Housing NWT for this upcoming fiscal year, and the revised estimates said the strategic approach to homelessness line item under EIA was about $3.211 million. I guess...

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I am not certain if this is perhaps the best place to ask this question, but it's a very general question so I hope the Minister is all right with that.

But can she tell me what was the infrastructure deficit before and after the $150 million that came to Housing NWT after negotiations in this House? Thank you.

Yeah, thank you. I feel so incredibly silly right now, but that was a lot of words and I am not sure I understood what the $4 million is for. Perhaps the Minister could explain it. I am very sorry; it's my own time and it's my apologies to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I understand that rental caps and rental control might not be the best solution for the NWT, but can the Minister explain what, if any, policy or legislative review has been done or is contemplated so as to reduce the likelihood of sudden rental price spikes, rent evictions, or other gentrification efforts in privately held rental stock? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.