Mr. Chairman, I think our concern is that a number of operators told us they had some concerns with how the department was supervising the operation right now. When the Minister says that the review is being done internally, I think the reason we suggested it should be done as an independent review was to reflect the concerns we had heard about the department's oversight at present on this program. It's going to call into question the methods used. The government has always had its option to take or not take the advice of this committee, but I would suggest if we look at any study that comes back, we could call into question the methodology and whether or not it was done on an impartial basis and looked at with a non-biased and non-jaundiced eye. We'll have to assess that situation at that time. I think as far as the committee is concerned, we saw reason to feel it was important to have somebody independent take a look at the situation.
Charles Dent on Committee Motion 16-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 11, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on November 25th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 16-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 11, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
November 24th, 1993
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