Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don’t support us contracting out services as a way of doing business. I’m not convinced we get best value over the long haul. I realize it is a short-term solution, sometimes, and probably the most effective in the short term. But ultimately, it creates

a band-aid situation, whereas, as the Member described a moment ago, I see that we’ll end up pulling it back into the public service, not unlike the ferry services that were highlighted by the Member. A number of years ago Transportation privatized the motor vehicle registry, and that’s been brought back in.

I’m just not convinced that privatizing public services — ones I would describe as core, principled public services — is the way to go. I’m not convinced the change will be positive for both the community and the quality of service they provide.

Mr. Chairman, I’ll be voting with the Member and probably most of the committee, of course, on this motion. I’ll ask at this time for a recorded vote to demonstrate how serious we are on this issue.