Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today.
I have some questions regarding P3.
I had a very positive experience with P3 applications. The nice thing is that when we were determining whether we should go to P3 or not, we looked at risk. We wanted to know how much we were going to end up paying for the whole project. Risk was eliminated. We knew what it was going to cost us, and that was it.
We did horizontal drilling to get a water line. I think it was 80 kilometres. We mitigated the environmental issues, wetland disruption, and even property being destroyed, such as going through farmers' fields or destroying trees to have an open trench. I think the biggest positive about P3s is the certainty. We did other projects where we didn't have certainty; we had cost overruns and stuff was improperly done. The risk was all back on us and it cost us dearly. This project came in on time and within budget. There was no [Inaudible—Editor] dollars, but everything went perfectly.
What types of projects have you been involved in, Mr. McBride, that didn't go well? Are there certain aspects of P3s that should never be entertained?