I have said in this House before: I came from private business. I was there my whole life. I have done procurement with the Government of the Northwest Territories my whole life. I have bid on projects for various amounts from $1 to over $1 million. The BIP procurement policy protects northern businesses to a significant amount, but at the same time we are here to protect the public purse, and we will continue to do that. As a businessperson previous to being in this House, I believe the policy is there in a meaningful way to help protect us and give us a leg up, and I believe it is significant, and I will stick to that.
Wally Schumann on Question 230-18(3): Procurement Policies
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 230-18(3): Procurement Policies
Oral Questions
March 8th, 2018
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