Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm just wondering, again, I want to know why this amount, the $320,000 appears in the supplementary appropriation given the fact that it's public knowledge that now Public Works and Services has $320,000 earmarked to study office space in Inuvik and something about that just doesn't make sense to me how Public Works and Services could go out and put a number, suggest a number of $320,000, put it in a public document and then go out and issue a tender for completion of the work. To me it's saying we've got $320,000, why don't you just come and get it? It just doesn't make a lot of sense for me, nor do I believe that it takes $320,000 to complete the work that is suggested in here. That's insane that it's going to cost that much money to study office space in the town of Inuvik. I would even hazard a guess that Public Works and Services has a contractor already earmarked to complete the work and he or she has told them it's going to cost you $320,000, you'd better go out and get it because this is what it's going to cost. I'm just looking at this from the outside looking in and this is what I see, and I'd like if maybe the Minister could explain that to me. Why do we show our hand, why do we put this in a public document if we're going to go out and get this work done? Thank you.
David Ramsay on Committee Motion 23-15(5): To Delete $222,000 From Transportation's Airports Activity In Bill 2, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on June 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 23-15(5): To Delete $222,000 From Transportation's Airports Activity In Bill 2, Defeated
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th, 2006
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