Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Member's statement, when someone is allocated a unit they sign a tenancy rental agreement, and one of the clauses is on evictions if they're engaging in any illegal activities within the housing unit.
What is the Minister -- can the Minister outline what steps her department, in collaboration with the local housing authority, are taking to reduce and prevent illegal activity in public housing units across the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Mackenzie Delta. Minister responsible for Housing NWT.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is something that Housing NWT and our territories facing over the last number of years is the rise in illegal activities across the North, specifically in public housing units. But I will tell you this: I don't have much patience for illegal activities in public housing units, and I encourage the local housing organizations to proceed with any type of rental office order and termination notice for leases and evictions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's really good news to hear, some implementation on some of these policies.
How does the Minister measure the effectiveness of current responses to illegal activities in public housing, and does she believe those measures are producing meaningful results? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is again a community issue, a territory-wide issue, and it's something that Housing NWT and our local housing organizations are facing on a daily basis. So the effectiveness is within the community itself. It's working with the staff, it's working with the tenants, it's working with the organizations, and it's working with leadership. We all have to be speaking the same language, especially in a community when we're facing immense illegal activity. We're facing public housing units where tenants are, you know, harbouring drug dealers, and this is really concerning, especially the effects of trauma and the effects with children across the North. So it's something, again, that I work with the local housing organizations and Housing NWT to encourage them, to counsel them, to provide them supports because they're the ones working with the tenants on a daily basis. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister responsible for Housing NWT. Final supplementary. Member from Mackenzie Delta.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Education and implementation of these policies is important and working with the local leadership, working with the housing authorities to ensure that everybody is aware that these measures may be impacting themselves and their families. A lot of them have small children but, you know, they're killing our own people.
So what assurances can the Minister provide to residents who feel unsafe and believe illegal activity in public housing has become normalized in our communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is not normal, and that's the message that everybody needs to lend across the North, that this is not normal, and people need to vocalize their concerns to the local housing, to leadership, to community council, to the RCMP. They need to be vocal, and we can't stay silent. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister responsible for Housing NWT. Oral questions. Member from Frame Lake.
