Mr. Dent.
Debates of March 2nd, 1998
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Supplementary To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the School Achievement Educators Program, testing, the territories to date has been treated as one jurisdiction, and there is no way to identify the results by what region of the territories they come from.
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.
Supplementary To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, the testing results just became public last week. Has the department had an opportunity to analyze or will they be analyzing the reports and the findings of the national test?
Supplementary To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The work has started to review the results of the test. In about six or eight weeks there will be a more detailed, technical report that will be issued, which will provide us with more opportunity to develop some plans for the future.
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Picco.
Supplementary To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, the analysis that will be done by the Department of Education, would that be made available to the Members, the NWTTA and other interested parties so they would be able to review the information and maybe work pro-actively and hopefully, change and turn around those test scores? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The detailed report to which I referred, Mr. Speaker, is actually prepared by the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada. The report that came out last Thursday or Friday was just a summary report and there is a much more detailed report that comes out in six or eight weeks. The department will involve its partners, the divisional education councils in assessing where we go from here. It is important to mention, that this year we have across the Northwest Territories introduced a new math curriculum. This test would not reflect that new curriculum because these tests we are getting the results for now were conducted in the Northwest Territories last April. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Question 474-13(5): National Mathematics Testing Results
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Erasmus.
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 1st, 1998
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Mr. Speaker, this morning I heard an interview on CBC with a woman from a company working in the diamond-related industry. I am not exactly sure what the nature of their business is. However, she certainly sounded much more familiar with the north, with the nature of the work aboriginal people do in terms of art and that type of thing than the gentleman from De Beers had, when he spoke to us in England. Can the Minister expand on the nature of business this Calgary company is doing and why we would like them to set up shop here in the north?
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand the company is in the business of buying rough diamonds to get into cutting and polishing, which is the business they are in. They are based out of Calgary, with a subsidiary in Antwerp. Thank you.
Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister elaborate on how large an organization this is? Is it a small company or one of worldwide reputation?
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I cannot give details on the company. They are one of many companies that are interested in accessing rough diamonds in the north, in setting up a cutting and polishing industry. We are discussing this with a number of other interested companies and entrepreneurs. The positive thing about it is, they had thought about setting operations in Calgary. We contacted them and invited them to come up and look at the option of setting up operations here in the north. As they said publicly, they are now reconsidering their original decision. There is a positive note in the newscast. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What types of advantages could we look forward to by getting them to actually set up shop here in Yellowknife, rather than in Calgary? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, the possibilities are companies can train and/or just hire experienced workers in the diamond industry, workers who know how to cut, polish and work with diamonds. We think there are possibilities for setting up operations either on a factory basis or on a cottage industry basis. It certainly means there are spin-off opportunities, if such possibilities are realized through support industries such as the sale and maintenance of tools, possibly other activities that would be required as a result of operations like those being set up here in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, many of us have spoken about the benefits of having a secondary diamond industry in the north here, including the honourable Minister. Could the Minister indicate what we, as a government, would be willing to do in order to either assist and to woo this particular company or some other similar company to set up
shop here in the north, in terms of concessions or training? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Question 475-13(5): Calgary Based Diamond Company
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.