Widespread consultations were conducted across Canada. Round table discussions produced results, a consensus, recommendations. What came out of the consultations was not useless. Representatives from mining companies and civil society, as well as experts and individuals, participated in the process. With this process, the government is pressured to implement regulations that fully address the whole issue of the companies' social responsibility.
Ms. Martin raised an important point. When host countries, those where the mining companies will operate, are not able to control those companies, there has to be legislation allowing the Canadian government to intervene. It must be able to investigate and impose penalties or measures on offending companies. It cannot do that at the moment.
We are talking about developing countries. We agree that these countries are in the process of being built, being developed, being born. In many cases, they do not have the means to take on that responsibility.