Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a few short comments. Some of these comments were brought up in our committee report, but I just wanted to ask a couple of questions anyway. I wanted to ask on the $120,000 increase in grant-in-kind equal to the value of interest of non-negotiated settlement and that is due to diamond manufacturing companies. This is an issue that has come up and there has been some concern raised about how a company could negotiate a settlement for this. I know from hearing about this that the government is probably caught between a rock and hard place, as far as getting some kind of settlement to at least get back the principal on some of these loans. I'm just wondering if the Minister could tell me how the government is doing in collecting on the principal since this negotiated settlement was arrived at to defer the interest on it. How are we doing at collecting the principal?
Paul Delorey on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 19th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 18th, 2004
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