Good morning, everyone. Thank you for your presentations.
Mr. Erasmus, the context of the nation-to-nation dialogue our governments are having is something I'm very proud of. I'm not as up to speed as Michael is on a lot of the issues, and I wish I could ask you some questions, but I'm going to fail on that part this morning, because I'm just not up to speed.
One thing I want to ask Gary and Tom, and then you, sir, as well, is about getting the local population involved in the diamond projects that happen. Let's set aside any speed bumps in getting the projects to happen, but how are we doing? As someone who represents a riding attached to downtown Toronto but grew up in northern British Columbia, how are we doing in getting the local population to get the benefits of the natural resources that are bountiful up here in the north?