Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will read the contract regulations once again. One of the items is: "it is urgently required," which is the argument that the Minister is making, but it clarifies that: "and delay would be injurious to the public interest." I do not understand how delaying awarding a contract of this magnitude, this size, which, in my opinion, can be done, in part, perhaps, or, in parcel, by certain northern firms, how that could be injurious to the public interest. Could the Minister tell me and explain to me why a delay of one month would be injurious to the public interest?
Jake Ootes on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 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 19th, 1997
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