Yes, Mr. Speaker. I think there is a great deal to be learned, hence the reason we hired Mr. Coles. He has a significant amount of experience across Canada. I do not want to go out there and reinvent the wheel as some Members have suggested, with task forces and hearings and all the rest of the stuff. This is $100 million worth of spending. This government spent a billion dollars a year. We need to get into place some of the checks and balances that we can learn from other constituencies. We will do that, and we will have full discussion and full debate about it. I am prepared, this afternoon, to listen to any other suggestions the Members have got. The bottom line is, we want to get on the ground as quickly as we can, the infrastructure requirements of the constituency that we represent so it can create new jobs and new opportunities, et cetera. Yes, we are going to be doing all the things that my honourable colleague talked about. At the same time, I want to move reasonably quickly so we can get some projects on the ground for this coming year. I am fairly confident at the end of the day that most of the Members of this House will see the value of it. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 257-13(5): Public/private Partnership Accountability
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 257-13(5): Public/private Partnerships Accountability
Question 257-13(5): Public/private Partnership Accountability
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 8th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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