Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My understanding is Mr. Rothwell had asked for a meeting with myself and Mr. Kakfwi, I believe it could be sometime this week. He is probably a busy man, no doubt running a large organization like this one, but once our discussions are concluded, I would be only too happy to report back to the House on this important issue. I want to say again for clarity purposes, frankly, I am disappointed that we have got to this stage, that it has been necessary to debate as long as we have had to debate the issue. When you consider that the corporation was at the table with us on the initial stages for whatever reason, whether they are getting the wrong advice from some of their community relations people or others out there, I am not sure, suddenly it is the intent of this government and both Mr. Kakfwi and myself to try to negotiate a reasonable arrangement. There are two critical meetings coming, one hopefully with Mr. Rothwell, either this week or next week, and perhaps more importantly the meeting with Mr. Martin, our Finance Minister, and Ms. Stewart later on this month to see if we can convince them through persuasive discussion about the need for another point of view besides the one they are currently getting from the federal bureaucracy. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 590-13(4): Strategy For Pursuing Diamond Sorting
In the Legislative Assembly on October 6th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Questions 590-13(4): Strategy For Pursuing Diamond Sorting
Question 590-13(4): Strategy For Pursuing Diamond Sorting
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 5th, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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