Well, Mr. Speaker, that was the best answer I’ve heard all day from this Minister on this project. I’m really glad to hear that maybe he’s coming around to wanting to actually discuss this.
So, Mr. Speaker, the fact is that I want to make absolutely clear, even to the Member on this side of the House for Mackenzie Delta, that I’m not against
the project in any way; it’s the process, Mr. Speaker.
I still have concerns that the process is not fair, because I would be surprised that anyone applying through this RFP process was made aware that “By the way, one of your competitors actually wrote all the documentation for this RFP.”
So, Mr. Speaker, I’d like to hear today how this Minister will assure this House on transparency and fairness. Will he, before officially awarding this contract, allow and set up some process to ensure that it is completely fair, unfettered by that Abbotsford, B.C., contractor, with a fair process to everyone? Will he assure this House that he will go through that, hire someone to go through these clients to make sure they did not have an unfair, uncompetitive advantage ahead of the Northern group based in Inuvik?