Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Diamonds are said to be a girl's best friend. However, I am not sure that diamonds will end up being this minister's best friend.
Diamond mining in the Northwest Territories of Canada is an extremely valuable new industry. Can the minister guarantee the House that the jobs in the sorting and the grading sector of this new industry will remain in the Northwest Territories of Canada and not be lost to some offshore cartel?