Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member said that BIP costs money and I am sure that it does and we are very happy to see them spending their money, hiring northern people, local people, contracting northern and local businesses. I am very happy to see that. Better value for our dollar is reflected in that. BHP could have been a fly-in/fly-out operation, but they knew, well in advance, because of their public relations people, that they were going to have to demonstrate they were going to be good corporate citizens. That they were going to spend their money up here. So they took the initiative and we all the happier for it. "Bang for your buck", I must remind the Member, is not an acceptable phase, and he should, without great prompting retract that. It is not an acceptable phrase and I thought we agreed last year to refrain from using that in this Legislature. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1997. 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
February 10th, 1997
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