Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank you for your presentation.
I think this is an excellent undertaking. I support this project. I think it's essential for Canada to know what's going on underground and just above ground. I also think that more data is always better than less data, so I think it's good to know regardless of how it's used.
My questions regard the end use of this information and really how this information trickles down to not just the industry but communities that are involved.
My experience in British Columbia is that co-managed projects, especially in non-treaty areas, are often much more successful in terms of the length of time it takes them to get going, and also whether they're eventually approved or actually if they start. Something former Premier Gordon Campbell figured out and put into practice in British Columbia would be the co-managed projects.
I'm just wondering how this information gets down to first nations and Inuit communities. It's great that they have these maps that are downloaded, but then what about the end-use expertise? Is there anything in this program that helps them develop that?