Natural Resources committee  I would like to add to that. To your question, as Jean alluded to, if you're looking at infrastructure investment for electricity, for example, $50 million is insignificant because the infrastructure requirements are of an order of magnitude at least above that. It's essentially

Natural Resources committee  As I mentioned, we're launching phase one in November. Our technology group spent two years basically searching globally for technologies that could potentially reduce energy consumption. In grinding circuits, our target was a 50% reduction. We've identified three possible techno

Natural Resources committee  Again, as far as we are concerned, they consulted with the Mining Association of Canada, which represents our interests and the interests of its members.

Natural Resources committee  We are a member of the Mining Association of Canada. The Mining Association of Canada is the one that is typically consulted on policy issues, and they have endorsed a carbon tax policy. I would like to mention that a lot of the work we are focused on in innovation is targeted d

Natural Resources committee  This is a difficult question to answer. If you look at the mining industry today, it's been in significant challenges for the last decade, with volatile commodity markets, depressed markets, etc. The cash flows for the mining industry have been very significantly impaired. If you

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, let me thank you and the committee members for the opportunity to address you today. I'm joined by Jean Robitaille, who's the senior vice-president of business strategy and technical services for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Jean is here today as the

Finance committee  We don't have a specific target for greenhouse gas emissions, no.

Finance committee  Perhaps I could take 30 seconds. It's a great question. A key element of what we're doing, as I mentioned before, is open innovation. It's not just about the mining sector, it's about other sectors as well. We're reaching out to aboriginal businesses already. We've talked to som

Finance committee  Yes, just a little more on top of that. In my opening remarks and in our brief, we've mentioned a business case. We have a full business case for towards zero waste, and it's oriented towards industry. In that business case, we have calculated what the ROIs are for 14 companies

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, let me thank you and the committee members for the opportunity to discuss innovation and economic development today. I'm joined by Jean Robitaille. Jean is the senior vice-president of business strategy and technical services for Agnico Eagle. More