Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I hope there was more than just to see if it could be privatized if there were contractors here to do the work. I would hope there would be more justification for looking at it than that. The local contractor is taking a lot of the criticism that is probably directed at the department. I believe this government touted privatization from the main platform that it was going to be a service provided to the residents of the Northwest Territories cheaper than the government could do it. I think it is fair to say that people are paying substantially more for that service than they were when it was performed by the government. So, again, I would ask the Minister, is not the main platform of privatization that there is a cheaper cost to provide the service to the public? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Seamus Henry on Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 1997
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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