The Globe and Mail reports that the Northwest Territories want tighter restrictions on the definition of a Canadian Diamond.
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The Northwest Territories, frustrated at seeing many of the benefits from its newfound diamond riches flow abroad, wants federal rules rewritten to compel companies to keep gem-finishing work in Canada or lose the right to call their stones Canadian.
The NWT government is lobbying Ottawa to have regulators revisit the definition of "Canadian diamond" in hopes it will be changed from any gem "mined in Canada" to only those "mined, cut and polished in Canada."
Posted by GilbertZ at 03:04 PM
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I think this is ridicilous. If the stone is mined in Canada taht what's importnat so what if it was cut in Belgium or Israel (those countries dont sponsor blood diamonds)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Posted by: GEORGE on September 18, 2003 04:55 PM
WHO CARES! A diamond is a diamond. Why the need to make federal regulations... there are much more importants matters in the world
Posted by: silver jewelery on October 8, 2003 06:40 PM
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