Mr. Speaker, thank you, and thank you, colleagues. I would like to continue to take up the issue regarding secondary diamond industry with the Minister, Mr. Bell. In our exchange a little earlier today he suggested that maybe I was a bit behind in my homework and my communication with the principals involved in this, and I was no where up to speed on this as he was. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be able to refer the Assembly to an appointment that I had last week, I believe it was last Thursday. I spent an hour and a half with the owners and managers of Arslanian and Polar Ice Works. Mr. Speaker, I spent an hour earlier this week with a senior representative of Aber Resources to hear about things from the miners' point of view. So I am not at all going to stand here and take a cheap shot from the Minister about my not being up to speed on what's going on out there. Points that I have raised are valid and certainly come from experienced voices. Mr. Speaker, I'm going to get to my question. If the Minister wants to talk about communications, perhaps he could tell the Assembly why he decided in secret last fall to collapse the diamond projects division and withdraw from the National Diamond Strategy, Mr. Speaker.
Bill Braden on Question 29-15(5): Future Of Secondary Diamond Industry
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 29-15(5): Future Of Secondary Diamond Industry
Revert To Item 7: Oral Questions
May 31st, 2006
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