Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a clarification on my concerns with the particular project. The Minister stated that it is because of the tendering. It is not a question about the tendering, it is a question about, in my riding I could not have a tender approved because it was over by $3,500 and in this case we are talking about $300,000 in which the tenders have been in way over budget, yet for a couple thousand dollars, versus tens of thousands dollars, there is a difference. The Minister keeps referring to the deficit situation we are in, we are trying to save money and everything else, and yet in this case, some projects do not go and other projects are coming in over budget. There has to be a balancing act here. Exactly who is enforcing the regulations of this government, ensuring that these overruns do not continue. In this case there was that cost overrun.
David Krutko on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on November 9th, 1998. 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
November 8th, 1998
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