From my perspective, the report indicated that it is about more than numbers, that there's a certain level of employment strategies that have to be taken, and that leadership has to be provided. Until industry recognizes that it's a problem, they're not really prepared to take steps to address it. That was one of the issues, and we're working with that. As a person with my own company and working in the mineral industry, I can say we always go back to the basics. Well, this is no longer an issue. So you have to go and present that.
Leadership from government would definitely be helpful, as would some flexibility. You can look at good business models. For instance, commercial tourist fishing camps have always engaged first nations women and men, I think, in a fairly successful model. They allow the whole family to come into a remote bush camp. I have always said that if you looked at it, exploration is not much different from a fishing camp. In fact, if we allowed families to bring their children.... Many of us would have to have our own nannies, but I think this also applies to men. It's really about being flexible, about looking at different ways.
If we're going to be working in Nunavut, or in the far north, or in some remote area, then be sensitive. Don't expect individuals to be away from their families for three, four, or five months at a time. It's just not going to work by today's standards, particularly for women.
Sending some of those messages to our industry brothers and sisters would be useful. It would show leadership and provide us with a third look, another look, and say that this is what we expect in our society, in modern Canada. That would be very useful.