We think the government response is directionally correct—it's what we need. The Government of Canada now supports the extractive industries transparency initiative, which was a round table recommendation. The government also supports the voluntary principles on security and human rights, which was another round table recommendation. The government has placed a person within CIDA to work directly on these issues and to help mining companies. There is support for the development of a centre of excellence. You have to understand that there are a very large number of small companies out there, exploration companies, and they need help. A centre of excellence will help them solve the problem of meeting these commitments and staying competitive. Capacity building, even with industry, is important, and the government is engaged in it.
On October 8th, 2009. See this statement in context.