First, it's important that Canada come out and absolutely declare its commitment to developing this industry in Canada and to providing the support necessary to do that, and to do so in a timeframe that will allow it to win the race. We have to be mindful of the fact that there are other countries that are investing heavily to support the development of critical rare earths in order to supply their own strategic needs.
Second, Canada ought to prioritize its financial and technical support to emerging developers of critical rare earth deposits who can supply the market within three to five years and whose development plans are aligned with Canada's interests; those developers who are able to produce critical rare earths in Canada that can be separated in Canada to support downstream value-added opportunities here in Canada.
Then, to make all of that possible, Canada ought to provide logistical support for a strategic alliance. We need to bring the separation here into Canada. There are companies out there that know how to do this. Rather than try to reinvent the wheel, we ought to be working together with people who have the experience, who can come to Canada to build and operate a separation plant so that we can leverage the resources we have here in Canada to build a very strong engine of economic growth and to have access to those downstream value-added opportunities. Separation is that critical link.