Philip Earle at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I have about a minute and 15 seconds left.

Drawing again on experience, let's say a small community of 150 people has a small grocery store, and half a dozen geologists show up to do a project and buy their supplies from that local store. If the project goes on for four to six weeks, by extension, sometimes because of supply and demand, this drives up the price in that particular grocery store.

Is there a better way geologists or junior mining companies can find a supply of food so that, one, it benefits the community and, two, it doesn't impact the cost of living in that community?