Thank you, Madam Chair. We know that it was essential to help get the industry up and going in the first instance. I'm not sure that it would be valuable now to follow up with a study as to how important it was. We don't believe that the businesses would have gotten started here without this kind of subsidy. We know that from negotiations we had with the first people who came into the field. The fact that we do have factories that are up and polishing, now indicates, I would argue, that the program has been successful. The continued uptake of graduates from our training course also indicates that there is a market for people in this field in the Northwest Territories now. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 23rd, 2005
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