Through the Canadian Mineral Industry Federation we've actually undertaken to try to do a bit of an analysis across the country to clarify what, as a matter of crown policy, is delegated in fact to prospectors and developers as they are doing their work on the ground. It varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the part right now that we cannot renunciate is the part that's done through the head office. Typically that's where you engage consultants and get the expertise that you need, which can actually be huge if you take into account the capacity issues you are dealing with on the ground. In other words, if a first nation does not have a staff that's capable of taking on some of the work that needs to be done, you have to fund it. You have to acquire the resources for them to engage with you.
On September 27th, 2010. See this statement in context.