Natural Resources committee  I just want to add something. I know there's a very deep concern by everybody about the environment and I want to point out a program that's happening in Sudbury now. Vale has just announced that they're going to be putting somewhere around $2 billion into their structures in S

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for that question as well. It's a little outside my area of expertise, but I've had two recent presentations over the past month, one from Cambrian College and the other from Laurentian University. I believe 30% of Cambrian College's enrolment in the trades i

Natural Resources committee  I think those things should certainly be done. Mr. Gravelle, it's also important to note that it doesn't have to be done in Sudbury either. Both of those programs, especially the one at Cambrian College, can be done on the spot. It's the same thing with NORCAT; their mining cours

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. In the northern part of Ontario--and I realize this is not a federal thing at this point in time--right now we're fighting issues such as representation at the provincial and federal levels. Our populations are going down. Literally trillions of doll

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, honourable members and fellow witnesses. On behalf of Her Worship, Mayor Marianne Matichuk, members of city council and the citizens of the City of Greater Sudbury, I am very pleased to be here this morning to discuss some of our history in mining