Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe that the more eyes and ears and calculators that go into any mega project like that the better. I mean, if the project has to stand on its own business case and the bankers and accountants and everybody should be looking into that because that's how you come up with, you know, a project this size and this magnitude and this implication should be going through a number of phases of scrutiny and I would encourage the Minister's department to look to that. If he doesn't want to get involved in the business of other departments, I would suggest that, at least with regard to the impact of eliminating BIP, which the Minister is considering at the moment, and I have asked questions to him in the House previously where it's been said that there'll be up to $200 million being invested in the North, presumably a lot of those monies will go to northern businesses and northern contractors, whether it be plumbing, electrical, or barging, I don't know, trucking materials, painting, or anything; carpeting, and setting up the lots wherever the private industries could get into. I'd like to know if the Minister could commit to looking at when he, as a part of his package in reviewing the BIP policy, would he commit in this House to look at the impact of elimination of BIP on potential business opportunities that will come out of this project? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 23-15(4): Recommendation To Review Transferring The Contract Registry To Fmbs, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 23-15(4): Recommendation To Review Transferring The Contract Registry To Fmbs, Carried
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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