Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, especially Mr. McEwan from New Brunswick. It's good to see you again.
We've heard questions and comments in previous testimony, as we've been doing our study, especially in the north, about there being a lot of delays. We heard stories about situations where initial approval for a mine was given, and then it could be five more years before all the permits could be obtained from DFO, for example, and some others.
Mr. McEwan, I have had a little bit of experience with the tungsten and molybdenum mine, which is actually in the south end of my riding, out in the Stanley area. I've seen the challenges in the social media, and others as well, with respect to that mine.
The terms of reference process took a little while to do. The company is now preparing an environmental assessment over the next year, and then apparently it will wait a year for approval.
Can you talk a little about the regulatory and permitting process for a mine like that in New Brunswick? Furthermore, could you comment a little bit on whether there has been any interaction with the Major Project Management Office on that? Is there any duplication of effort you see between the province and the federal government in the whole process of potentially getting that mine going?