Mr. Chairman, the document that the Member refers to, and I did skim over it the other day, is from 1985. It is a policy of a different government, but happens to be in the policy binder. From what I remember in that document, there are two broad principles in the beginning which said that the government supports businesses doing business in which they are capable and that if the government privatizes, that the standards that the government uses should be met, or exceeded, and that staff would be treated with respect and so on. Those broad guidelines still apply. Then there was a bunch of pages following, specific to what the government wanted to do at the time, but other than that, that document is 12 years old.
Goo Arlooktoo on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 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 12th, 1997
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