Foreign Affairs committee  That the Norwegian pension fund divested in Barrick.

Foreign Affairs committee  That was their choice. Our shareholders have a choice as to where they put their investments, as do you. We, at the moment, have Norway as one fund that actually.... We weren't very surprised at that decision.

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, because they have done the same thing with a number of other mining companies. We spoke to them at length and actually offered for them to meet with our technical advisers to discuss this issue further. We actually have a number of other pension funds, many European-based

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm afraid I can't answer you. They don't tell me the sort of level of investors when we work in the community relations CSR department.

Foreign Affairs committee  Okay, thanks.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think that has been discussed at the committee before. It's documented in a submission that we are producing today, which we've submitted to the clerk, outlining some of the allegations and issues that have been made at the committee. I think it's stated there.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. It was just to reiterate Mac's point. I think this bill has a potential for much more reputational damage for Canadian mining companies because of the lack of clear, transparent guidelines, standards on which we could make a fair determination, and the resources by me

Foreign Affairs committee  Good morning, everyone. My name is Peter Sinclair. I'm the senior director for corporate social responsibility for Barrick Gold. Just to give you a little bit about my background, I've spent the last 20 years working with communities in the developing world, most recently with th