Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, continuing on this Sirius Diamonds issue and the matter of consistency. As Mr. Henry has mentioned, when the BHP Mines went ahead, we struck a deal with them where they had to provide aboriginal people with jobs, but with Sirius Diamonds it does not seem there were any conditions whatsoever put in their contract even though we have total control over the contract. I just wanted to know, is this the Minister's idea of consistency being played throughout the government's policies?
Question 58-13(7): Diamond Training Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 1999. See this topic in context.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, I am confident that this government and my department very strongly encouraged Sirius to consider aboriginal applicants. I believe that Sirius did not receive any applications from aboriginal people, in spite of the fact that during an open house here in the great hall of this Legislative Assembly, we had hundreds of people attend who were interested in jobs in the diamond field, but we did not get that many people who actually applied for jobs. This was surprising. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would suggest that perhaps it was because there was not enough emphasis placed on the importance of this issue. However, perhaps the Minister could indicate how much financial assistance was provided to Sirius Diamonds through this particular training venture?
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am afraid I do not know the numbers off the top of my head, so I will have to take that question as notice.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.