Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I think Mr. Ramsay was heading in the right direction and I think he sort of found the nerve that I know I certainly was looking for. I can appreciate that the territorial government was willing to open up the welcome mat to many international companies by saying here you go, we will work with you, but $800,000 in total is still a big number. I am sorry; that is a lot of money. How I see is when he stresses that this is not a precedent, this won't set future precedents, well I am concerned because you know what, once we do this it is a fact, we have set it in stone, I mean this is chiselled here forever. Eight hundred thousand dollars could do a lot. I have said over and over that we need more support for legal aid. Foregoing $120,000 could have hired maybe another lawyer or could have done something out there. So as far as I see it, saying goodbye to this interest seems to be a bit of a shame. So I need the Minister to clearly tell me how this doesn't set a precedent. Because you know what, all of the other diamond companies know what is going on here. The whole community knows what is going on here. So can he prove to me how this isn't setting a precedent, because I believe it is. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Robert Hawkins on Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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