Yes, I never saw Mr. Picco's questions as being confrontational, I just thought they were ones of clarity of information and I am dealing with that accordingly. I think it would be fair to say that my strategy is to try to negotiate both arrangements so we can put some money into the pockets of our employees, that we can afford. As I said, negotiations are underway and it would be imprudent of me to make any kind of comment as to how the negotiations are going but to say, again, you are going to hear it and hear it, we want to negotiate an arrangement that is affordable. We have placed our offer on the table and let us see how it unfolds in the coming two or three weeks. For all of our sakes, I say this in all sincerity, I genuinely hope that we can negotiate an arrangement because the consequences are far greater if we do not. Thank you.
John Todd on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on January 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
January 25th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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