Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are also to the Minister of Public Works and Services. Mr. Speaker, I must say that every aspect of this contract for the new Legal Aid office is very questionable. Mr. Speaker, I know a little bit about legal aid files; I used to work on legal aid files. There are so many people who don't get legal aid assistance, and when they do they are doled out two or three hours of legal aid service from a lawyer. Now we're going to house this program in this most expensive area and I can't wait for them to tell them, you know, we can spend all the money we have in this mall to sit here, but we can't give you more than two hours of legal aid service. Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that the proprietor who got this contract didn't even meet the deadline. We rewarded them by giving them a sole-source contract. If a student who applied for SFA was delayed, I bet you they wouldn't get that kind of reward. So I'd like to know how the Minister justifies giving a sole-source contract in a free market like Yellowknife? A sole-source contract for a 15-year lease to a business who didn't even meet the deadline. How does he justify that, Mr. Speaker?
Sandy Lee on Question 238-15(3): New Legal Aid Office Lease
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Question 238-15(3): New Legal Aid Office Lease
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 2004
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