Absolutely. It's fair to say that when it comes to the extractive sector, Canada has a huge presence. In fact, about 60% of all the different projects in the world have a Canadian angle to them. That's why the provisions in the strategy go both ways. If a company feels it's being wrongly accused or keeps being the subject of different accusations, the company itself can ask the counsellor to look into whoever is putting up these complaints.
What I have found on the ground is that when you have cases where companies are accused, rightly or wrongly, there is an admission of how pleased they are that there's an independent source that can verify. A company can say, “I'm quite happy to follow whatever rules. In many countries there is no mining code or rules. I do the best I can. I get accused and I can't win because I am a company saying I didn't do”--