Mr. Chairman, the guidelines for negotiated contracts, RFP, sole-sourced, standing offers, seem to guarantee northerners are going to get the contract. Therefore, it would suggest that it is not necessary to have BIP in here. I mean, they are guaranteed the contracts anyway, so why would you have BIP? It also suggests in here that since they are going to be northern contractors, why would they have a manufacturing one as well, because all the benefits are going to go to northerners? What is the purpose of BIP?
Vince Steen on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 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
February 15th, 1998
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