Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm just following up with my Member's statement with questions to the honourable Premier. Mr. Speaker, my constituents are challenging me to find new ways to deal with the northern employment problem and I believe that we have the solutions and the tools right before us. They've always existed and, as I've highlighted earlier, is 8.5 in the BHP socio-economic agreement where we have the ability to call upon the diamond mines before us to have discussions regarding training, employment and business opportunities. So the tools have always existed. Now we have the ability to issue warrants to demand that they appear to answer questions, but I don't think we need to do that, Mr. Speaker. Again, the tools already exist. So I've highlighted this clearly. What I'm going to ask the Premier is, recognizing that this problem is a serious issue that northerners take with great concern, recognizing that we have the opportunity before us right now, will the Premier hear the call for action and take the opportunity to call the diamond mine presidents of operating mines before the Assembly process to deal with this problem in some type of partnership? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Robert Hawkins on Question 211-15(5): Dialogue With Diamond Mines Regarding Employment Targets
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 211-15(5): Dialogue With Diamond Mines Regarding Employment Targets
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 26th, 2006
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