Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will be supporting this motion. I think quite a number of points have been raised by Members of this Assembly, at least since the beginning of the Assembly, and presumably in previous Assemblies as well, that have not been resolved satisfactorily and an audit such as this can go a long way to doing that. Some of the important concerns that are still ongoing in our current situation are the long-term implications with taking this on our debt, what prevention measures can be conceived of and put in place, and, as has been mentioned, the value of P3 projects, lessons and cautions to be learned.
The amount of debt that we’re taking on, Mr. Speaker, is 33 percent of potential debt limit and after five years of payments it will be 31 percent of our debt limit. This is a long-term situation we’ve entered into here, we are entering into, and I think that needs to be part of the consideration. So there are a number of things that could be included in the Auditor General’s investigation and we’ve provided for that possibility. I thank the authors of this motion for that in some of the paragraphs they’ve provided.
I am looking forward to seeing the results of this. I hope it is timely. I hope it gets broad support. I think we all agree it has been a rough road. There are lessons to be learned. The best way to do that is with an objective look. I don’t think that should preclude the government looking at many of the questions, looking and responding to the many questions that have been raised this week. However, I will be supporting this motion. Thank you.