Madam Chair, I am not going to belabour the point other than to, again, try to bring to the attention of the committee and the Assembly that, when things go wrong, there is a tendency if not a practice around here just to come back to the taxpayers' pocket and cover over mistakes, errors or flaws that should be covered by somebody else in the due process of getting this work finished. This floor repair here along with information that the Minister has provided, we have a floor repair now of half a million dollars against a building that was originally projected to cost just over $2 million. So 25 percent of it has gone into fixing floor. These are proportions. I understand that things will go a little bit off the page here and there, but this is just another example of how we are not paying attention to what is going on. I hope the signal is getting very clear here that, at least my appetite, if not committee's appetite, for accepting these kinds of things and just reaching into the taxpayers' pocket and paying off another set of mistakes when we could be using that money for other things much more valid and appropriate than correcting mistakes. It is probably where I will be going when and if I see more of this kind of downloading where other people and other mechanisms should be in place to take the responsibility. My time is up, Madam Chair.
Bill Braden on Committee Motion 51-15(5): To Delete $682,000 From Human Resources, Operations Expenditures In Bill 22, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2006-2007, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 51-15(5): To Delete $682,000 From Human Resources, Operations Expenditures In Bill 22, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2006-2007, Defeated
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 8th, 2007
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