I would also say that it's not just the direct employment that's going to affect the aboriginal communities. It's the business that's going to be developed around that, that's going to be owned and operated by communities. They need to have that opportunity to train their own members on management of those companies, whether through a partnership or some sort of training program where they can be a sole-source operator. It's critical at this time that we look at the whole picture instead of just trying to find a welder or a scoop-tram operator. We need to find the opportunities for entrepreneurs to take that risk and go forward to owning businesses that provide a service or supply to the industry.
On December 8th, 2011. See this statement in context.