Natural Resources committee  A really short one. Every sector has its bad actors, and the mining industry is no exception. The NGO sector also has its bad actors and—

Natural Resources committee  The exploration industry has a real concern about the supply of geologists graduating from Canadian universities. We are already experiencing shortages, and we have been for a number of years. First of all, we are trying to create awareness of this industry---geology, earth sciences, the relationship between mineral resources and society---through a program we call Mining Matters.

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Cardin, are you referring to flow-through shares?

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today, and I'd like to add my voice to Gordon's to say that we really appreciate the reformation of this committee. It will be a very useful venue going forward. My presentation is supplemented by a deck and a brief that was submitted to the clerk last week.