Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I listened with interest to the Member’s statement regarding this issue, especially the mention that nobody responded even though the two MLAs from Inuvik were notified, Mr. Speaker. I want to clarify that. Both MLAs have raised this issue with me. The Member is correct; there is a list of subcontractors. There are roughly 20-plus subtrades listed on the list in the agreement or the appendix that was provided to us. For the most part, we expect and have seen that these are the subtrades that the general contractor is using.
In this situation, there is a requirement by code for fabrication of the metal to be in a certified steel shop. There is no such place in Inuvik. There is no certified steel shop and the welders have to have a certain designation. That is the reason this contract went to a company in Whitehorse. They have come back to the community and have posted notice that they will hire the services of the welding companies in Inuvik but, at the present time, there is not a company that can do this specified type of work. Thank you.