Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can't speak in favour of this motion. I guess where I am coming from on this is if we, as a government, and then through our various departments and agencies, have a reasonably good policy on travel, and if we go about passing our business plans and giving these people instruction and direction to go do a job on our behalf, then I think along with that comes sort of a degree of trust and integrity in their ability to make prudent decisions about where we are going to travel, and follow the policies that have been set under which they will do that. I think this kind of scrutiny might play well out there once in a while when there might be some high profile delegation or perceived junket somewhere, but I don't see the value of passing this kind of a reporting mechanism. It basically says to me that we don't have good policies in place and we don't have trustworthy people in place. So I don't support it. Thank you.
Bill Braden on Committee Motion 14-15(3): Recommendation To Establish Regular Reporting Of All Southern And International Travel, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 14-15(3): Recommendation To Establish Regular Reporting Of All Southern And International Travel, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 29th, 2004
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