Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is nice to be heard. We spend a lot of time speaking in this House, so it is nice that the Minister is taking this matter seriously. I look forward to seeing the feasibility study. I appreciate that this appropriation is largely to improve the quality of service available at the Yellowknife courthouse to those seeking mediation and, also, to improve security conditions for the staff there, and for those reasons, I am supportive of this.
My only concern is that if we are spending money in a feasibility study, let's make sure that it is actually going somewhere and not just a project we are going to shelve, like we have already done with a Yellowknife courthouse project. If we can avoid that in the future and actually make a decision about this, I know that can be difficult, but we are the only jurisdiction in Canada without a stand-alone courthouse. My understanding, as well, is that the federal government has contributed to courthouse projects in the past, so I think that there are options out there for the Minister to consider.
I know the proposal is taking the P3 approach, so I look forward to that coming proposal, because, quite frankly, every study we have done on our situation with the Yellowknife Courthouse has shown that it is not good value for money, and that is one of the reasons we are here, to protect the taxpayer's interest and ensure that we have good value for money in our projects. This appropriation, if we continue to do this, I don't think it is good value for money. Thank you.