A few years ago, the City of Thunder Bay commissioned a mining readiness strategy. It looked at what the impacts of mining development would be not just for the City of Thunder Bay but also for northwestern Ontario. This report examined the impact of 10 mines coming into production in the northwest. It concluded that the impact on GDP, on an annual basis, would be between $1.5 billion and $2 billion; it would create between 8,800 and 12,400 ongoing jobs; and government revenue would be anywhere from $451 million to $831 million per year—a significant economic impact on our community.
John mentioned New Gold in the Fort Frances-Emo area. There are $70 million's worth of contracts that have come to businesses in the city of Thunder Bay to help support the development of that mine. That's just one example of the economic impact. It's really essential for this region, to enable it to recover and grow.
John, it's back to you.