Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
It is duly noted that it was Ontario that put forward that motion, so thank you very much.
I want to join my colleagues in thanking you for being here today and welcoming you. I think this is a very interesting study that we are embarking on, and I am truly sorry that Madam Moore cannot be here. I know that this is something she initiated, so I would ask that my colleagues across the way please pass on our wishes to her that she get well quickly. We hope to see her back here very soon.
I want to ask some questions in regard to some of the slides and perhaps some of the comments you have made, comments that—and I mean no pun by this—may have been mined out of some of the questions that have already been asked.
You have on slide 10 the advanced Canadian REE projects and you have the target years. I was given an article by one of my colleagues speaking to the Matamec exploration. This article states that they are slated to start construction in 2015. In your target projects, you have it at 2018 to 2019.
I guess what I want to understand is whether you could outline for me the timeline for the development of one of these projects or mines. I know it takes a long time from the exploration stage to actually producing something, but could you share with us that timeline?