I am making the assumption, then, that the Member is speaking about home maintenance repairs. In that case, then often they might not be knowledgeable of it. I would be leery about a change in the policy to allow them to have the extra materials because they, too, get charged for that stuff. Some of our smaller communities, it is very, very expensive to get maintenance done, so if we give a repair program for $10,000 and we spend all the money just getting the contractor into the community and giving them extra materials, then I worry about what work is actually getting done. I am seeing that there are a lot of expenses already just getting contractors to communities, so I am leery of any kind of policy that would put more expense on people in housing.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 780-18(2): Disposal Of Surplus Housing Construction Materials
In the Legislative Assembly on May 30th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 780-18(2): Disposal Of Surplus Housing Construction Materials
Oral Questions
May 29th, 2017
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