Thank you, Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for appearing here today.
I'd like to direct my questions to the two mining associations first. I saw a report last night on the news on Peace River and how the demand for jobs there is just going through the roof; they cannot keep up with the number of people needed to fill positions. Free trade agreements such as China and India are on the horizon, and the demand from Asia—as you all indicated—is astronomical. Could you comment on the Peace River situation and how that's indicative of the whole mining sector?