Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Everybody wants to go on a witchhunt on this one. I would like the Premier to consider looking at the contracts that have been let go and seeing how many resources have been used from the region. I will use McPherson's school for an example. Presently at the school, we have people from Dowling which is operated out of Tuktoyaktuk. We have people from McDonald Brothers out of Inuvik. From Tuktoyaktuk, we use Arctic Tire to do the pilings for the school. All the plumbing and electrical work is done locally. The majority of the foremen are aboriginal people who are building this school. That was the emphasis on negotiated contracts. Yet, you hear in this House where people are getting these contracts, bringing people in from southern Canada, the operators, the equipment and everything. Will the Premier look at that matter and see exactly what percentage of these human resources are being used from the north versus southern Canada, especially with the companies in Yellowknife?
David Krutko on Question 325-13(4): Negotiated Contracts
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 325-13(4): Negotiated Contracts
Question 325-13(4): Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 13th, 1997
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