David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development about a consultant that the diamond projects division has in Europe, whose reason for being is to try to achieve our goal of more northern employees in the secondary diamond industry and also to increase the potential of the Northwest Territories as a diamond centre. Mr. Speaker, I could speak of him by name, but I won’t in the House. I am sure the Minister knows who I am talking about, but it is at a substantial cost to this government. If we are not receiving a benefit...

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Lee. Ms. Melhorn; sorry.

Is that a motion?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Minister.

Page 3-33. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week I questioned the Finance Minister at length in terms of the Sirius deal that has gone off the tracks, and the potential loss to the Government of the Northwest Territories in that regard. Today I wanted to concentrate on the Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development angle in this fiasco. I know the Minister was listening intently last week when I was questioning the Finance Minister, so I would like to ask him some specific questions. I guess the first one is what his department knew and specifically what the diamond projects division’s...

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Thanks, Ms. Lee, I’ll come back to you. I’ve got Mr. Braden. Mr. Braden.

Does the committee agree that consideration of the department's estimates is concluded?

Thank you, Ms. Lee, for squeezing that question in. A reply, Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. That’s good, Ms. Lee? There is nobody else on the list. We are on page 3-31.