Mr. Speaker, the government had made arrangements to provide support for companies that meet certain requirements and that we would support certain companies to set up cutting and polishing operations here in the north. Those were provided to all the different companies and individuals that met with us on our recent business trip to Antwerp. There were a lot of questions asked by the interested parties ranging from possible discounts, financial incentives, injections, taxation, subsidies, training, infrastructure like buildings, equipment acquisition to type of services available in the Northwest Territories, and questions about the climate. A lot of questions were asked. There was some interest in knowing if any financial assistance would be provided by the government and we gave a general indication of what we were prepared to do under the guidelines we had recently approved. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 203-13(6): Diamond Opportunities In The Nwt
In the Legislative Assembly on November 10th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 203-13(6): Diamond Opportunities In The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 9th, 1998
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