Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My question is mainly for Ms. Koutsavlis.
I want to take this opportunity to talk a bit about climate change and the Canadian mining sector. Many Canadians, and especially young Canadians, consider climate change to be an existential threat to their future livelihoods. Unfortunately, many Conservatives deny the existence of climate change altogether. Many mining projects are in the north, where the impacts of climate change are the most profound and can't be conveniently ignored.
I have two questions on this topic. What progress have we seen in the mining industry on carbon reduction, climate change initiatives and environmental standards? How do the climate change initiative and environmental standards contribute to Canada's overall global competitiveness?