Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's good to see all of you. Thank you for the work that you do.
Ms. Chan, this question is for you.
I've taken many meetings with different stakeholders in the mining sector, related to critical minerals, and in this committee, we had many witnesses come talk to us. They've told us that permitting is not the number one issue they have. They talked more about funding through different phases that may be less or more difficult, depending on the phase. They talked about the need for infrastructure, because many times, it's very remote. They also talked about the need for energy.
As they face these challenges, what kinds of services and assistance do we offer the proponents of these mining projects to help them either get their capital or meet their needs in infrastructure and energy?