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Article: 23rd Canadian Presiding Officers Conference.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene)
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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The 23rd Canadian Presiding Officers Conference took place in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories from January 19-22, 2006. The conference was attended by Speakers, Deputy Speakers, Chairs of Committee of the Whole and Clerks-at-the-Table from Legislatures across Canada. In all, 43 delegates and five accompanying persons attended the meetings.
The conference began with an excursion to the Diavik Diamond Mine some 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. Diavik is Canada's second diamond mine and was constructed at a capital cost of $1.3 billion. Peak annual production at the mine is approximately 8 million carats, the vast majority of which are of gem quality. The ...