The housing crisis in Attawapiskat has some wondering why the community isn’t benefitting more from the nearby diamond mine. DeBeers Canada Director of External and Corporate Affairs Tom Ormsby spoke with various CBC Radio and TV interviewers:
CBC Televion Interview between Tom Ormsby and Suhana Meharchand – November 30, 2011
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/canews-22424922/diamonds-at-attawapiskat-27436870.html
CBC Radio Ottawa – November 30, 2011:
(This radio clip also includes commentary from Gilles Bisson, NDP member for Timmins-James Bay that includes the Attawapiskat First Nation.
http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/2011/11/30/attawapiskat-and-de-beers/
CBC Radio Sudbury – December 1, 2011:
http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2011/12/01/debeers-rep-speaks-on-attawapiskat-crisis/