Kam Lake
David Ramsay
Statements in Debates
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you, Mr. Roland. Next I have Mr. Braden.
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Minister.
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you. I’d like to ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to gather the witnesses and have them seated. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms. Welcome, witnesses. I’d like to ask the Minister to please introduce your witnesses.
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Pokiak.
Debates of
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Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Minister.
Debates of
, (day 35)
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.
Debates of
, (day 34)
No, the producers are in there, but he’s not in there, it’s not in there. He mentioned all producers by name, but did not mention the secondary industry. I hope this omission does not indicate the government's overall view of our secondary diamond industry.
Mr. Speaker, today, later on the order papers, I will have questions for the Minister of Finance with regard to this issue. Thank you.
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Debates of
, (day 34)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS the Constitution Act provides that every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of Members of the House of Commons or a Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS eligible residents of the Northwest Territories have the right to exercise their democratic right of franchise;
AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly has ensured that all residents have the ability to exercise their constitutional right of franchise by enacting the Elections Act;
AND WHEREAS the Elections Act provides for the appointment of a Chief Electoral Officer who has the responsibility to...
Debates of
, (day 34)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the comments the Finance Minister has and I do look forward to working with him going forward. However, the government knew there were no negotiations going on. We had a potential purchaser. I would like to question why even have a tender process if, at the end of the day, the diamond mining companies here in the Northwest Territories are going to dictate who they are going to do business with? Why would we even go through a process like that? We should have saved ourselves the subsequent embarrassment and not even go through that process if, at the end of...