Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know that my departmental officials have been in discussions with both parties. We are going to work to set up a meeting so that we can sit down and go through the myriad of issues. As I've said, it's very nuance. I can't get into what this government will do if and when we start going through some hypothetical scenarios. We think and we are optimistic that we can arrive at an agreeable solution. We think both parties recognize the interest that the GNWT has in seeing this resolved, and we do think there is a commitment on the part of both parties to make this work going forward. So once we are done here in the House, I will sit down with my officials, we will try to set a meeting with the two parties. Obviously, some of them are overseas, so one of the things we have to do is work out schedules and make a determination around where it's easiest to meet. If they were all in Yellowknife, it would be very easy to do, but it's not, Mr. Speaker. So I'll work on that and hopefully we should be able to get a meeting within the month, the month of March. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 493-15(4): GNWT Position For Supporting Diamond Industry
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 493-15(4): GNWT Position For Supporting Diamond Industry
Question 493-15(4): GNWT Position For Supporting Diamond Industry
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 28th, 2006
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