Thank you, Madam Speaker. I've tried to be upbeat and positive after slamming the Minister of Housing for his extravagant advertising expenditures last week. But I regret to say today, on a less than happy note, that my constituents and I are unfortunately becoming increasingly frustrated with the Department of Public Works and Services. We were told by the Minister of this department, its "Teflon" Minister, that DPW was reorganized, that project management would be decentralized to the regions, and that this would lead to greater efficiency and effectiveness and greater accountability to clients. It sounded wonderful. However, it doesn't seem to be working in my constituency.

Let me cite some examples. Arctic College requested installation of windows which open in the married students' residence in Iqaluit at a projected cost of $21,000. I'm told that this major project had to be handled by a senior project officer from Yellowknife who flew to Iqaluit no less than three times, at God only knows what expense, to work on this project. I guess he must have spent almost as much money on travel as the project cost.

Renovations to the carpentry trade shop. renovations in washrooms, replacement of carpeting in the single students' residence, Nunatta Campus, a 30-year old building; these projects, budgeted at a total of $93,000, had to be carried over from the last fiscal year, 1993-94. Nothing at all was done last year.

The carpeting of the single students' residence building...

I'm afraid, Madam Speaker, I'm going to be running out of time...

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I would humbly request consent to...