Good afternoon to you all. Thank you for being with us today.
The committee has met a large number of people linked to the mining industry from across the spectrum: as many social activists and representatives of aboriginal peoples as representatives of the mining industry. They have all systematically talked about a problem which differs, in my opinion, from what the minister has presented to this meeting.
The representatives of the various organizations have talked about an administration problem rather than duplication. The minister, however, talked to us about duplication. The representatives talked to us about the excessive time taken up by administrative management at every step of the way. The mining people didn't talk to us about lowering environmental standards; they talked to us systematically about that.
What is your point of view on this subject? If all those people are right, what is the plan in the short term for resolving this situation?