I'm from Hamilton. I don't know an awful lot about mining, but I've been in public office long enough in Ontario that you have to know something about it. It's a big part of our economy. I know that you can't do mining without generating tailing ponds. Tailing ponds, in effect, are pollution. It's still continuing. I know this isn't the place to pursue it, but it is a good place to be talking about the dollar value of who ultimately is responsible and whether you and the Auditor General are satisfied that the Canadian taxpayers' interests are well protected in this regard.
On May 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.