Great, thank you.
How much time, Mr. Chair—two minutes?
Minister, in your opening address you touched on the topic of responsible resource development. Of course, in the north, in both your great Kenora riding and in the Yukon, we have people who have a great affinity for the work and the prosperity that mining brings, but also for the natural environment around them.
I think in the past there has been this tendency to discuss mining and natural resource extraction in an either/or discussion. It's either that you have care and concern for the environment, or you're involved in the extractive sector.
I think our government has done a tremendous amount of work in making sure that it isn't an either/or discussion, that it's not mutually exclusive, that we can very much have care and concern for the natural environment and at the same time utilize the tremendous resources that we have in our country. It's been well said that riches under the ground don't necessarily equate to wealth above ground. We have to be able to access those, but as you've indicated, in a responsible manner.
I just wonder if you can talk a bit about what the main estimates do to ensure that we maintain a solid path toward responsible resource development, and what that means to you and your department.