Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will just make a general comment, then following that, if there are any questions, I would like to make a motion. Just to make a general comment to start with, we want to applaud the government for coming out with the idea of P3. We definitely had difficulty here in the territory, meeting the infrastructure needs, and they have been identified as substantial. Because of our constrictions with the financial budget, we have no means of addressing some of the major concerns that are there. The P3 process is a mechanism by which to be able to do that. A report was issued by Mr. Todd's department, it was commissioned to the Cole's Group and following that, guidelines were issued to Members here.
From that, the Members discussed the issue. Some research work was done. From there we developed a fairly extensive list of recommendations and guidelines for the government to follow in the implementation of the P3.
I think it is important for the government to adhere to those guidelines. There is concern, of course, out there about the transparency, the methodology by which the P3 will be implemented, the mechanisms by which approval will be given to any projects. I think the motion addresses, if not all, certainly a major portion of the concerns.
I feel strongly this will go a long way to provide some public confidence in the process and provide transparencies and ensure there is a mechanism by which the public can be reassured this is a good process to follow.
On that, I will conclude my remarks and if there are questions, go ahead and, if not, then I will make my motion, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.