Mr. Chairman, my concern is that the whole reason for special warrants is either it has to fall within the classification of being an essential emergency or basically that a building is falling over or the road has been washed out by a flood. It fits within a classification of an emergency. But in this case, I can't see where the emergency was. Yet we're here again and there's still money showing up through a supplementary, which in no way, shape or form was this item even addressed in the main estimates that we approved here in the House two months ago. I would just like to know how is it that a project of this size does not show up on paper in the main estimates for $1.3 million? Yet it comes up by way of a supplementary to extend the project where there are still dollars being expended on this project to the tune of $123,000. I'd just like to know where there's the fairness to the other communities that have to go through the five-year capital planning process, and also looking at the process that we all have to follow, where we have people go into our communities, sitting down, looking at the five-year capital plan, determining what's an essential capital item that's going to go into your community. In this case, $1.3 million did not even go through that process or require scrutiny from a committee of this legislature when we go through our business plan. So for me the question is exactly where is the accountability when FMBS approves $1.3 million and hides it in regard to a piece of paper that says it's a special warrant?
David Krutko on Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on June 12th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2003-2004
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 12th, 2003
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