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Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Premier Roland.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. That’s all the Members on my list. I will now go to Premier Roland for a response to the general comments. Mr. Roland.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Melhorn.
Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Next on my list is Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you, Mr. Roland. Next on my list is Bob Bromley.
Question is being called.
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We’ll extend hours until we conclude. We’ll just be carrying beyond our normal hours of adjournment. Next on my list, Mr. Jacobson, were you done?
I’d like to thank the deputy minister for that. I sure hope he’s right.
The last little bit that I’d like to talk about and get some comfort around is the cost control on this project. When we look at what’s coming in and what needs to go out it’s a pretty fine line of us being able to bring in enough money to be able to cover what our annual cost is without having to find money elsewhere. What assurance do you have that we can control the costs on this project so that they don’t inflate out of control? Some Members have suggested numbers but I’m not sure where those numbers come from so I’m...
Thank you, Ms. Melhorn. Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. The next on my list is Mr. Jacobson.
Thank you for that. I’m looking more for the primary project managers on this project. Have they got bridge experience? Have they got experience building bridges of this capacity and this size? Can we have some confidence that the team we put in place to replace the team that wasn’t able to build us a bridge can build us a bridge within the timeline provided? You’ve told us over and over again, and I hope you’re right, that 2011 will be the time that you build the bridge by. Does this project management team have the knowledge, skills and ability to make that happen? Thank you, Mr. Chair.