Thank you for your presentation and the work that you do in the area. I'm a member of the Mattawa-North Bay Algonquin First Nation in the area. Thank you for working with us. They do have a lot of expertise to support you. That's good.
Some of the other witnesses have indicated that it's good business working with the first nations. We've heard that the mining industry around the world is supporting human rights and increasing the level of salaries everywhere. The pricing is cyclical, and as a previous witness said, a good mining company will work with first nations and will also look at this cyclical nature.
In your presentation you seemed a bit pessimistic and negative on some of these elements. I want you to have the opportunity to elaborate a bit more on that. You also talked about permits and the provincial governments, and I'd like to get your sense on that.