Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is a real burning question that I have with regard to this whole Sirius plant arrangement. The inability to get a deal done between the producers and the Leviev Group. The real burning thing that I have, Mr. Chairman, is why the government wouldn't find somebody much like a middle man or somebody to bridge the gap between the producers and the potential purchaser to get a deal done when the government, I believe, Mr. Chairman -- and I mentioned this in the House the other day -- knew full well that the producers weren't negotiating with the Leviev Group. Why couldn't we find somebody to step in to speak to the producers, to speak to the Leviev Group, to make sure that a group could get done, Mr. Chairman? That didn't happen and I would like to know why. Hopefully I will get to the bottom of it during the life of this session, but why doesn't that happen? I know you can throw around the receiver and two businesses not wanting to get together and the mumbo jumbo but, at the end of the day, Mr. Chairman, this is our industry. It's our future and if we didn't have somebody trying to do that, I think we would drop the ball completely and miss a huge boat that was sailing in here. I would like to hear what the Minister has to say. Thank you.
David Ramsay on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 14th, 2005
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