Mr. Speaker, I think the suggestion is a good one. Wherever we can break down a contract and offer it in the community, then we want to do that. We do have a lot of sole-source contracts that we do through negotiations with community organizations in order to give them the benefits. As a government, we have to keep our eye on the bottom line but, at the same time, we want to maximize the benefits to the community. If I take some communities, Yellowknife for example, Mr. Speaker, of all the government spending in Yellowknife, it works out to about $6,000 per capita in Yellowknife. If I take another community, for example Fort Liard, it works out to be $12,000 per capita that we spend. In Lutselk'e we are spending $17,500 per capita. So there is a lot of benefit going into each of the communities from the system, and we are making our best effort to break it down so that maximum benefits stay in those communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 222-14(6): Benefits Generated From Government Activity
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 222-14(6): Benefits Generated From Government Activity
Question 222-14(6): Benefits Generated From Government Activity
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 11th, 2003
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