Thank you, Mr. Chair. When we do community empowerment initiatives and it starts to happen in the community, it is the community that starts initiating projects and so on. I believe the communities would be looking at the businesses that are closest to home, and they would be protected. Block funding agreements are under the same guidelines as government, and they would look after the local businesses first. Local hamlets would be more supportive of local contractors, as we know they are, and develop local preference policies, as many have already done. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Manitok Thompson on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 16th, 1996
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
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