Thank you.
Mr. Sargent, I agree with everything you've said today, except for one thing that I cannot agree with you on. You said in your opening statement that it takes 10 to 15 years to get a mine built, but by the government's own admission, it takes 25 years in this country to build one. It all ties back to the over-regulation and the taxes that you talked about.
When Canadians are watching this, they hear from the government about the rosy picture it wants to make Canada seem to be. If you were to hear Mr. Sorbara's unhinged rant or what they talk about, Canadians have never had it better. However, a really damning stat came out this year that food bank usage is above two million people now in a single month, in the month of March, and it's doubled since 2019. Canadians' standards of living are getting worse. That's clear to see with the GDP per capita decline.
Can you put this into more common terms for those Canadians watching? For that Tim Hortons worker working in Timmins or for other people who work, what does it mean that Canadians' standards of living are declining?