The mining industry in British Columbia is a very big industry with opportunities. First nations in different parts of the province have been able to take advantage of those opportunities. In other cases they have been directly opposed to projects because of the impacts that are likely to occur if that project goes ahead, Taseko being one. Amazay Lake in the northern part of the territory where I come from was another project that did not proceed.
Where the first nations' interests are taken into account and they're engaged and involved in the process, the likelihood of that project going ahead increases.
I was talking about the Wet'suwet'en in the western part of their territory where I come from, in Burns Lake. They recently walked away from a mine expansion project because for well over a year they have been unable to get anywhere in the discussions with a mining company. Jobs, training, opportunities: none of that's on the table. Yes, the day before or yesterday they issued a press statement saying that they were walking away from that project and that they would not support it.