Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like all my other colleagues here, probably every single one in this building would believe that good infrastructure is critical. It's important to the growth of the Northwest Territories as a whole. It's good for the people. It's good for the people, it's good for business, it's good for everything. Mr. Speaker, just like the road to Tuk someday, just like the bridges and roads in the Sahtu and maybe the roads that link the Tlicho communities, good infrastructure to Yellowknife such as a bridge is a significant step forward for everyone. Mr. Speaker, I am absolutely behind the principles of the bridge; absolutely.
Let's put it this way. The fact is, I think we have Members here who are refusing to read the motion. Mr. Speaker, the motion does not derail the motion in any step, in any
method. It does not stop this in any way. What it actually says is let's get some updated information. It says tell us what it's going to cost before we build it. Don't worry; don't tell us you will send us a bill later. Mr. Speaker, if we are talking about a $100 bill cost, maybe I could believe blind faith. Maybe if we were talking about a $1,000 project, I may be able to accept it on blind faith. But, Mr. Speaker, when we are talking about a multi-million dollar project, I want us to ensure that we give the same amount of scrutiny we give to every one of those schools, every one of those RCMP centres, every one of those roads we plan to build. Mr. Speaker, we need to read this motion very carefully and it says all you have to do is bring the information to us. Then we will look at it. Mr. Speaker, we just want a hard number to know what we are talking about. Blind faith only works so far, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, blind faith will allow me to step over a puddle and hope that I won't fall in, but blind faith will not lead me to jump across this river and help support building this bridge without knowing what it's going to cost, Mr. Speaker. I don't think any Member here can accept, well don't worry, we will fill in the number later on the contract.
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