Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good morning. I'd like to thank the three witnesses for being here today.
MP Hussen, who introduced Bill C-227, told us earlier that he did not think it would generate any cost in the system, simply because it would only require adding a line in the contracts. The developer would only have to indicate whether or not there would be economic and social benefits for the community.
Yet I think it's much more complicated than that. In fact, when I was mayor, I saw many contracts and analyzed many tenders. If the answer indicated on that line was “yes”, someone would still need to do a fairly rigorous analysis to ensure that the situation was fair and just for all developers who submitted a contract.
Mr. Atkinson, do you think my analysis is wrong?
Do you really think that if we ensured things were fair and just for everyone who submitted tenders, this analysis would not require public funds?