I want to thank you for taking the time to share your trip with us, especially this late into the evening. I also want to thank you for the very reflective and informative presentation that you have made to this committee.
I heard you talking about the need for that separation between the public and the private that is necessary if we are not to blur the lines between our developing of institutions and building capacity in governments, compared to our need to invest in order to mitigate social and environmental harm that could occur or the enrichment that we need to do in order to diversify.
On February 29, 2012, Anthony Bebbington appeared before this committee. He stressed that any effort made by mining companies to foster development cannot simply focus on projects and must focus on institution-building and regulation. Do you agree with this statement?