Public Accounts committee  Certainly I think it would be beneficial if this model could be replicated in other provinces.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, there is one tripartite agreement in place in British Columbia with respect to housing.

Public Accounts committee  The model involves the Province of British Columbia and the first nations in British Columbia, as well as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. There are a number of focuses for the work. In particular, there is an o

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. Yes, there are some very good examples of first nations communities that have done an excellent job in housing their members. For example, there have been first nations that have used government funds to leverage additional financing through revolving funds.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. There are perhaps not as many as we would like to see, but in situations where we deal with smaller communities, perhaps tribal councils could provide the locus for expertise. It would bring together the resources of a number of reserves and those types of things.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you for the question. Following on my colleague's comments, one of the key parts of this strategy is to put good information in the hands of first nations so they can start to deal with mould problems themselves. I brought some examples of some o

Public Accounts committee  I'm Doug Stewart. I am the vice-president of policy and planning for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Natural Resources committee  In many cases, there is individual metering of these units, so those people would get their share of the savings the retrofit would produce because their individual unit would consume less energy.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, it would be more difficult.

Natural Resources committee  Energy retrofits could be included, if they can be incorporated with a general upgrading of the unit to bring it up to health and safety standards.

Natural Resources committee  It's over 30 years.

Natural Resources committee  Perhaps I should start with the RRAP. This is our residential rehabilitation assistance program. This program is aimed at bringing housing occupied by low-income people up to standard. A component of the RRAP program is available for multiple-unit buildings. Within that program,

Natural Resources committee  I think we shouldn't underestimate the value of good information. I think if consumers knew what they could get and what they could save, there would be more demand for energy efficient housing. Right now, the average consumer in Canada spends about $1,800 a year on residential

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  You have to start somewhere. I think 12 homes is a big step forward, considering that before there were virtually none. We're hoping to publicize the lessons learned from these 12 homes across the country. We're hoping that people will begin to demand these houses and that builde