Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The intention is great, but I think we have to put it into practice. There are several contracts that have gone out in my riding in the last couple of weeks in which a majority of those contracts have gone to Inuvik firms, but maximum potential for employment seems to be the operators who come in from Inuvik to do those jobs. Yet, there are a lot of unemployed people in the communities who have class one driver's licences and are not able to get a job. I would like to ask the Minister, what is your department doing to ensure and monitor these contracts to ensure the maximum potential for employment in small communities is there? What are you doing?
David Krutko on Question 63-13(7): Awarding Of Transportation Contracts
In the Legislative Assembly on April 13th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 63-13(7): Awarding Of Transportation Contracts
Question 63-13(7): Awarding Of Transportation Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 12th, 1999
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