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Committee Motion 25-13(7): Resurrecting And Priorizing The Northern Accord Proposal
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Mr. Minister.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Chairman, I believe, as I said earlier, I think everyone else that was invited to participate in the development of the strategy from the beginning followed through and stuck with the development of the strategy until its completion. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister indicated that the department has received over 50 inquires from existing manufacturers and numerous companies interested in diamond manufacturing. I am assuming that they are all interested in setting up shop here in the North and that each and every one of them requires some type of assistance or assurances from this government. I am wondering if the department has set up some type of a guideline, criteria that these companies have to follow or to fit into in order to qualify for any assistance from this government. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Minister.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we have a paper that outlines the things that the Member has made reference to and would be happy to provide the Members this afternoon with a copy of those.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is this criteria handed out or given to the companies that make these inquiries so they know what they have to do in order to set up shop here? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Chairman, yes, we make it available on the request. Where possible, our staff sit down and have discussions especially with companies and business people who are very seriously interested and want to have some detailed presentation and a chance to ask questions. The answer to the question is yes.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Has this information been shared with the city? I understand that the city also gets a lot of inquiries from companies. Apparently the city is not aware that there is an established set of guidelines. At least, the person I was speaking to was not aware of it. What I am wondering is whether this information has been shared with the mayor's office or whoever, Economic Development. I believe they have an economic development officer over there. Has it been shared with them? Thank you.

Committee Motion 25-13(7): Resurrecting And Priorizing The Northern Accord Proposal
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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Minister.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Chairman, the mayor's office is aware of this policy that we have and copies have been made available to the mayor's office. As far as I know, we have provided the information and shared it with the city. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Mr. Chairman, could the Minister commit to checking to see if they do have it and if they do not, would they please provide it to them?

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Minister.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Further questions? Your time is up, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Henry.

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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister in the House earlier today and again in his opening remarks informed the House that he had appointed new board members to the NWT Development Corporation. Is the Minister free to

announce the names of those members? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Henry. Mr. Minister.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The new members of the board of this morning are Mr. Harry Elias of Inuvik, Ms. Liz Wyman of Yellowknife, and Mr. Pat Ekpakohak of Holman Island. They joined Ms. Denise Yuhas of Fort Smith, Mr. Larry Firth of Fort McPherson, Mr. Eric Menicoche of Fort Simpson, Ms. Joyce Stewart of Hay River, and Mr. Danny McNeely of Norman Wells as the very new board of directors for the Northwest Territories Development Corporation.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Further questions? Mr. Henry.

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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There have been concerns brought to myself, and I believe I have heard it from other MLAs regarding the loan guarantees that have been initiated for players in the diamond industry. The concerns that were brought to me, that the government went out on a limb in some of these instances. Could the Minister start by telling us how much is the total amount of guarantees that his department has put in place to assist the creation of a diamond industry in the North? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair

The Chair Jake Ootes

Thank you, Mr. Henry. Mr. Minister.