Foreign Affairs committee  But did not support them--

Foreign Affairs committee  I try to fit in.

Foreign Affairs committee  Let me repeat, it is not my business I'm concerned about--

Foreign Affairs committee  It is my ability, as a Canadian exploration person or as a Canadian exploration company, to return to that piece of ground in that country, chastised, if that's the way it is, or vindicated and still be able to conduct, with any positive impact, my work on that ground. It isn't a

Foreign Affairs committee  All of the things described this morning by the members of Natural Resources Canada were things that my colleagues in the industry, the major associations, individuals who worked on those through the round table process and through the corporate strategy process, worked hard on t

Foreign Affairs committee  The issue for me, when I look at this process, is that the Canadian government is going to say, we will remove the ability of the Canadian company, in some cases, to possibly develop this asset. That is what this bill is saying.

Foreign Affairs committee  You're going to remove the financing mechanisms. EDC or--

Foreign Affairs committee  Maybe I missed it in the law, but I didn't see anything that said there was something you could do otherwise.

Foreign Affairs committee  You either did it or you didn't. So say if you did it, for whatever reason, there's no remedial process...

Foreign Affairs committee  There are no sanctions for an exploration company.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, let's go to the point of the bill, which is to remove this money from the operability of an exploration or development project. Say its legitimate purpose would be to have that company stop. Because there isn't anything in here saying we will remove it if you do this; it say

Foreign Affairs committee  I think if the government thinks it should be asking in a socially responsible way and it could move in that direction, then it's going to have to take up the gauntlet.

Foreign Affairs committee  Those are pretty basic business assumptions, but my biggest concern would be my ability after going through this process. Let's just use an exploration company's process. There is no sanction for a company not seeking financial gain in Bill C-300, so I go through this process. I'

Foreign Affairs committee  We all seem to want to answer, at least on this side.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think it's important to note that “frivolous” and “vexatious” come up a couple of times in various parts of that very short law. What Bill C-300 lacks, and what I don't know if it can attain, is a way of developing precision about what it does and about what the minister can d