Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are addressed to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation and it's with regard to the current practice of the Housing Corporation when it comes to having new houses built in communities where they've moved over to what they call commodity packaging and it has to be for all the communities on the road system. If you want to bid, you have to bid on all the windows for the houses in all the communities or the doors or the framing as opposed to supply and build in the community. In my community of Fort Smith, it puts the local building supplier at a distinct disadvantage in competing against the large companies like Igloo which now has its main plant and factory in Edmonton. I just wanted to ask the Premier, is there any flexibility or ways that there will be a more level playing field as it was in the old days, even when it was supply and erect? The building supplier had access to bidding through the local contractors. In this case, they are cut out of the opportunity because they are not big enough to compete. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 108-15(6): Contracts For Housing Construction Materials
In the Legislative Assembly on May 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Question 108-15(6): Contracts For Housing Construction Materials
Item 8: Oral Questions
May 16th, 2007
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