My questions will be for Minister Fraser.
I was in Iqaluit just a few months ago. I met Kevin and his wife, Malaya. Kevin used to be a truck driver at a Nunavut mine but is now out of a job due to the mine closing. He wanted a better life for his family, so he moved away from the rougher part of town where drugs and alcohol were prevalent. They moved into a small government-funded house with their daughter and three young grandsons in 2011. Kevin and Malaya showed me that there is mould in every corner. The bathroom plumbing is backed up and has been broken for the last few years. He has had to cover every window with plastic to stop the frigid drafts and keep his family warm. In one case, there's a kitchen window, and if he didn't keep it closed, his grandchildren could fall 15 feet down and be severely harmed as a result. The siding is falling off. The floors are falling apart. Malaya has bad asthma and is often triggered by the ever-present mould.
Minister, would you call this a success or a failure?