Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions this afternoon are for the Honourable Brendan Bell, the Minister of RWED and responsible for the GNWT's diamond file. One estimate has it, Mr. Speaker, that some 200 people, including families, are involved in the sorting and cutting and polishing industry here in Yellowknife, using Canadian diamonds to make Canadian jewellery. But if you want to go and buy this, you have to pay 10 percent more than anywhere else in the world and that's not really a very good situation. My question, Mr. Speaker, is has our government considered John Duncan's private Member's bill in Parliament -- Bill C-259 -- and are we in support of it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill Braden on Question 387-15(3): Support For Jewellery Excise Tax Removal
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 387-15(3): Support For Jewellery Excise Tax Removal
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 14th, 2005
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