Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In Hay River we do have infrastructure already in place. We have a lower operating overhead than you would have in other places in terms of costs. We are very accessible, from a transportation network point of view, to get product out. If the Minister would contemplate going to a request for proposal on this, then all of these things could be brought to bear in considering an option. Also the management and capabilities of the proponents that would actually be delivering the service, these are important things. It’s one thing to just re-box stuff and ship it off to wherever; it’s another thing to know what those front-line workers are doing and have that experience firsthand. Would an RFP be a potential way of looking at getting some information back to the government on the potential for this idea?
Jane Groenewegen on Question 274-16(5): Bulk Purchasing Of Pharmaceuticals
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 274-16(5): Bulk Purchasing Of Pharmaceuticals
Oral Questions
October 26th, 2010
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