Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier in relation to his Minister's statement yesterday regarding the GNWT position on northern diamonds. Recently, the Minister for RWED had come back from a fact-finding mission and indicated this government should not be in the business of buying diamonds. There seems to be a perception to some people from the government's stated position yesterday that perhaps this is the case. Could the Premier elaborate on the point of making diamonds accessible, consistently and reliably to the northern industries?
Roy Erasmus on Question 392-13(5): Accessibility Of Diamonds To Northern Industry
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 392-13(5): Accessibility Of Diamonds To Northern Industry
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 19th, 1998
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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