Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister seems confused, but I am sort of confused myself with the way they presented this to us. They are saying that they are doing a winter haul in February, but in February the material is frozen solid. It is going to cost you more money to do a winter haul in February than it would if you did a winter haul in October. Why is this department making all these bad decisions? As a department you should have been trying to save money. When you identified the special warrant in September, the tender should have been out right away. That was your rationale for the special warrant, so you could get it done right away, but here it seems you are waiting until the coldest month of the year to do the work. It does not seem right to me. What is happening is that this money is being put into a Minister's riding because the Minister wants that money. I will move a motion to scratch this money from that section.
Leon Lafferty on Committee Motion 32-14(5): To Defer Consideration Of Regional Operations, Maca Special Warrant In Bill 26 (withdrawn)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 2002. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 32-14(5): To Defer Consideration Of Regional Operations, Maca Special Warrant In Bill 26 (withdrawn)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 2002
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
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