Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Honourable Vince Steen, Minister of Public Works and Transportation. Mr. Minister, it has been a long standing practice of this government to negotiate contracts with local development corporations in the smaller communities. The reason previous governments, as well as this government, today developed this policy and the reason they implemented negotiated contracts to start with, is to ensure that the limited dollars, the limited capital dollars that we do have within our budgets stay within the communities they are allocated to. Also, the reason for this is to ensure that our development corporations and our communities get training on the job, they benefit from the ability to run the jobs and they do not only sweep up the floors after outside contractors. I ask the Minister today, Mr. Speaker, through you, has there been any change in the negotiating policy on negotiating contracts with this government? Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 214-13(7): Negotiated Contracts Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on July 26th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Question 214-13(7): Negotiated Contracts Policy
Item 6: Oral Questions
July 25th, 1999
Page 610
Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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