Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Luning, thank you for your participation. Your presentation was most interesting. What struck me most was balance. Also, the recognition of the importance of government, social stakeholders, citizens, non-profit organizations and also the mining companies, who do contribute something.
I also appreciated the aspects you raised when you mentioned state discipline. You also mentioned institutional responsibility and a very clear division of tasks.
When I look at the direction that CIDA has taken so far, I am quite concerned. When the minister testified here, she mentioned she was considering other avenues, which is quite laudable, because I believe one must always have an open mind and listen carefully.
That being said, let us take the example of an organization that has been working on sustainable development for several years and which lost its funding overnight, without reason: I am talking about Development and Peace. We do not understand. It is worrisome to have a government that mentions that mining companies should play a bigger role, which does not seem to match the principle of balance. Especially since each country has its own particularities. Citizens know what they need. There is a long history of problems with many mining companies in our own country, and we are very democratic with respect to regulation.
Would you have any comments about this? Have you any other examples of countries in which mining companies have taken up a bit too much room and where such a balance does not exist? What were the negative consequences?