Saying no sounds like an easy way about it, but we cannot easily accept this and roll along. I also have some real concerns about the design/build approach, we're not very good at it, we lost control of the North Slave Correctional Centre through this stage. We have a hospital in Inuvik that is costing an extra $1.8 million more over two years to run the utilities for than anybody could suggest. We're not very good at these big projects, and I must say that I don't have a lot of confidence in starting something like this and believing that we are going to get away with $11.2 when we haven't got our planning this far down the pipe. I guess it doesn't leave me much choice, Madam Chair, other than to nay this item when you ask committee for its approval. Where it goes from there, I can only hope that the Ministers are going to live up to their commitments to provide the information, to get a communication plan out there, bring as many stakeholders as possible in. I know there will be acceptance to some degree, while it is our responsibility to have a secure airport and a secure system across Canada, but our ability to plan falls really quite short given what we have in front of us today, Madam Chair. I don't have a question. Unless there is something that the Minister would like to respond to, that concludes my debate on this item. Thank you.
Bill Braden on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 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 25th, 2004
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