Natural Resources committee  In the Northwest Territories the most rapid assessment I believe has been three years, and some have dragged on over seven to eight years. So it is a very lengthy, complex process.

Natural Resources committee  From the exploration point of view, we recently went through a permit renewal for our company. It took us 14 months, and we're a junior mining company. That's 14 months that we could have spent working on the ground. We've invested over $50 million over the last three years in ou

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I think from the NWT side...a clarification of the roles and responsibility of Aboriginal Affairs versus the public boards, especially when it comes down to consultation: who's responsible for it?

Natural Resources committee  I think it could be, if the roles and responsibilities were clarified, yes.