Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday afternoon, May 28th, at 3:00 p.m., we will be showing 13 new sealskin coats in the great hall of the Legislative Assembly. These are high-fashion coats, made of the Northwest Territories sealskins and designed in Montreal.
The coats were recently shown at the Montreal International Fur Show, where they generated a great deal of enthusiasm and literally stole the show. Partly as a result of these developments, the sealskin harvest for this year has risen to about 20,000 pelts.
The interest shown in these coats may represent a tremendous opportunity for Nunavut seal harvesters. We invite you to come down, enjoy our show and see these new coats for yourself. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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