Principle or Pragmatism?

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* 1. Higgins Contractors received a $1.8 million road building contract related to the sports park without competitive tender in return for making a $500,000 contribution to the sports park. Which of these statements do you most agree with?

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* 2. In general, would you say that the contracting and purchasing rules -- such as those requiring competitive tenders -- that apply to Council expenditures should also apply to other bodies who are using public funds?

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* 3. Would you care to make any comments on this issue?

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