The standard of homes on Nisga'a lands and in our Nisga'a communities has been a concern for quite some time. Some of them have been in place for 40-plus years. There's a need to bring them up to standard because of the electrical changes over the years. The one-pane windows are not doing it when it comes to heating the homes because the heat goes right back out, and there are the mould issues because of the damp and the heat coming together.
I think it would be great if the federal government would target bringing the homes up to standard in the indigenous communities. It would be a target just for that, and not to build new homes.
Thank you.