Thank you for the question.
Canada has issues that are specific to it and that are not the same abroad. If we must look at the Canadian situation and identify three key issues, as I did somewhat in my presentation, we need to be aware that we have bigger and bigger mining sites with more and more mine waste. The dikes and dams retaining the waste are now up to 200 metres high. We'll pass this legacy on to future generations of Canadians for hundreds of years.
The government must create all the necessary incentives to ensure the infrastructure will be stable for centuries to come. The industry will be the first to tell you that it's a huge technical and financial challenge and that assistance is required to address the challenge. It's a major issue. We're talking about hundreds and hundreds of mines across Canada.
The second issue is a social matter and it concerns the rights of the first nations. A regulatory framework or policy must be created that makes things clear with regard to information, consultations and maybe even consent in a nation-to-nation relationship with the first nations.
As we see today, in general, most Aboriginal people want mining development. However, they want it done properly for their communities on a social, environmental and economic level. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, or the UNDRIP, provides good guidelines from which the government could draw inspiration.