Certainly, the Minister is correct on the needs are addressed by the community that knows it best in those communities, and sometimes the infrastructure, sometimes when it gets into the community, it has to go through some growing pains. I appreciate the Minister having some flexibility as to say, well, we can help you out here and there. I’ve seen that already, where some of the communities want to take over an operation but just don’t have it yet in our means or our understanding or financially and because of the new technology, and sometimes that causes a hiccup for the community. But I’ve also seen the Minister’s staff be quite flexible in helping them out. I mean, it’s not a cut and dried sort of a case here, take it or leave it. I’ve seen that flexibility with the Minister and the staff when I met with some of my constituents with the department, so I appreciate that. That’s what I wanted to come across, that there is some openness and some flexibility and some understanding that some of the infrastructure that’s going into the community in theory is good, in practicality sometimes it doesn’t quite match the theory of what we’re trying to do. But it’s also a good exercise as communities, again, looking at their top 10 list and saying, well, we can only do three this year and so forth. I mean, that’s understandable. However, I think this department is the one that gives most empowerment to the communities in terms of developing their communities. Just more of a comment there.
Norman Yakeleya on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 2013. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
October 22nd, 2013
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