Evidence of meeting #13 for Natural Resources in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was industry.
A recording is available from Parliament.
10:40 a.m.
NDP
Claude Gravelle NDP Nickel Belt, ON
One of you said—I thought it was you—that foreign companies that operate in Canada are hindering the development of rare earths.
10:40 a.m.
Senior Vice-President, Minerals Services, SGS Canada, As an Individual
Maybe I can go back.
I think that was Dr. Papangelakis. The point he was making was that historically, in Canada, we have had a number of major Canadian mining companies that were very patriotic in their support for research and development efforts—the Incos, the Falconbridges of the world. What we have seen in the transition to foreign ownership is a noticeable decline in their willingness to contribute to locally funded research efforts.
10:40 a.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Leon Benoit
Thank you very much.
We are out of time. We'd better take a little time to talk about witnesses for the next meetings.
But I do want to thank all of you very much for the information you've given the committee here today. It's very much appreciated.
Thank you to Dr. Papangelakis. Thank you to Dr. Moreno, and thank you to Dr. Wilson. It's very much appreciated and very helpful. This is a fascinating continuation of our study.
We will suspend the committee meeting for a minute to go in camera and come back with a very short future business discussion.
[Proceedings continues in camera]