Mr. Speaker, it is particularly appropriate to rise during mining week in Canada to congratulate Canada Talc on the 100th anniversary of its eastern Ontario operation near Madoc in my riding of Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington.
As in other mining communities across the country, the Canada Talc mine has not only provided an important economic activity but has been responsible for creating well paying jobs for generations of people in Madoc.
This operation represents the long term success mining companies can enjoy by investing in Canada. Through our amendments to the resource tax allowance the government has demonstrated its commitment to facilitating the continued success of mining in Canada.
On behalf of the House, I salute the Canada Talc operation, which reaches back to the closing decade of the past century and to the beginnings of mining in Ontario. I wish Canada Talc continued success in providing high technology, environmentally sustainable development in my riding well into the next millennium.
Being a part time prospector myself, I take this opportunity during mining week in Canada to congratulate prospectors and miners across the nation.