Good morning, Mr. Seeback. My name is Jim Harper. I'm a lawyer, and I live in the centre of Yukon in Pelly Crossing.
I'm the chief legal adviser to the Selkirk First Nation, where we've had an operating mine that's been through several amendments through the YESAA process.
I want to say two points in answer to your query.
First, in my view, the renewal clause in the bill, the one we're speaking about, is terribly drafted. I've looked at it six times and don't know what the heck it means and how to implement it. That's its own reason to reconsider.
Second, in the amendment case, when we started with what's known as the Minto mine—you'll hear from Capstone this afternoon as part of the chamber's presentation—they went from 1,500 tonnes a day in a $25-million mine to what is now a $200-million-plus capital investment, and we're onto phase V/VI of the expansion. It's not appropriate to leave it to the decision body, which in this case is primarily Yukon, with respect to the mining activities. Otherwise the water board is going to...and Selkirk, right? Those are the parties to the situation. You can't—