Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the comments the Finance Minister has and I do look forward to working with him going forward. However, the government knew there were no negotiations going on. We had a potential purchaser. I would like to question why even have a tender process if, at the end of the day, the diamond mining companies here in the Northwest Territories are going to dictate who they are going to do business with? Why would we even go through a process like that? We should have saved ourselves the subsequent embarrassment and not even go through that process if, at the end of the day, we are going to take the diamond mining company's word on who they are going to sell diamonds to. What are we talking about here? I find it really hard to believe that we are here today, we are on the hook for millions of dollars and nobody really wants to take responsibility for it. I find that difficult to believe. I would like to ask the Finance Minister today, when do we think we are going to let the public know and the Members on this side of the House know what exactly that Sirius plant and the government's inability to get a deal done with the Leviev Group and the producers is going to cost the taxpayers here in the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
David Ramsay on Question 366-15(3): Unsuccessful Purchase Of Diamond Plant
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 366-15(3): Unsuccessful Purchase Of Diamond Plant
Question 366-15(3): Unsuccessful Purchase Of Diamond Plant
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 10th, 2005
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