Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at this time I am not aware of any rules that are in place if a construction company was owing funds to this government if they would be prohibited from bidding on any contracts that are open to the public. I would have to check on the specifics to get back to the Member. If he has a specific area of concern, I would gladly meet with the Member to try and address his concern and see what can be done about it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is more in line with the concerns that you have from employees or people who have worked for different contractors who have not been paid or who have had contracts with this government and who have not fulfilled them. There are a lot of concerns out there from people who have worked for certain contractors who may have moved south, but then were left with not being paid their wages for working for these individuals. I would like to ask the Minister also, is there a certain outstanding amount of money that is owed to this government by funds which are used for training individuals on certain projects that contractors may have taken on, on behalf of this government.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the area of funds being owed to this government, if they are to another department, I would have to look into that to see what kind of a relationship there would be. I know, for example, if it is to do with a contractor or if there is money being claimed against a contractor that is working for the government or has a government contract, there would be built into the contract on withholding a certain amount of dollars that could be put towards it, but that is on a specific project if they are working in that area.

I am unfamiliar right now and I will have to get back to the Member, as I said earlier, on the specifics. If he had some concerns that I could address with him later on, possibly after we rise, to get the specifics to see what area he is looking at. As it refers from one department to another, I am not sure if there are any agreements in place on withholding on public contracts are open to the public. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.