Yes, trying to get her out of town. The interesting thing, Mr. Chairman, is we just haven't got any detail, any level of detail on who is going, what the itinerary is, who invited us, who we're seeing, who's going. I think in isolation of that information, it makes it difficult to make a decision. I like to make a decision based on something. I just don't want to say yes, it's okay, go ahead. I haven't seen, like I said, except for an invitation letter, that's the extent of the information that the government has put forward to our committee and to Regular Members. So to support a trade mission to China if it's the right thing to do and if you can show us that you're going to be getting something out of it, and that's not too much to ask I don't think. Show us who is going, show us who you're meeting with and tell us what we're going to get as a result of going over there. Is it going to set up something in the future so that the next government and other business leaders in this territory can go over there and kind of pave a path for them? Is it going to accomplish that? I'd certainly support it if it's going to deliver that type of thing, but nobody has communicated that to us. It's just we're going to China, we're going in September, and that's all we've heard. I think we need more information before I would be willing to support that.
David Ramsay on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on August 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
August 20th, 2007
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