Thank you, Madam Chair. I think it would be pessimistic to not expect questions. Madam Chair, I have a question for the Minister on the cost overrun on the heating fuel and power and maintenance cost of the new Inuvik hospital. I know there were lots of questions raised on this yesterday and I only have one final question. It has to do with whether or not any specific investigations were done as to whether there was a major defect in this area, or it's just a case of not crunching the numbers. Often houses get built and you start heating for a year and things come up and are noticed that were not anticipated. Something might be loose that could cause leakage or an overuse of fuel that was not anticipated, and it's an actual physical defect rather than not estimating properly. I would like to know if that sort of investigation was done. Has there been any analysis done on how this level of cost at the Inuvik hospital compares with other facilities, perhaps a comparison should be done with the Stanton hospital by comparing comparable numbers to see if it's over the limit for the size. For a 10,000 square foot space, is it reasonable that it costs as much as it does? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Sandy Lee on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 22nd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 21st, 2004
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