Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can certainly speak to Alexco's experience. I've been operating in the Yukon for nearly 25 years now. We built our first mine in 1995, just outside of Dawson City. Obviously, geology and all those things are important. You can't control those, but they're obviously important as

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I might add some comments and, again, some real first-hand experience in this area, given the fact that we have gone through this process 11 times, and I'm certainly not suggesting that there are not projects that do not require assessment. There certainly are. In terms of your

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll give some background with Alexco. I think we do have an excellent relationship with the first nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun. We are within their traditional territory. We have in place what is called a comprehensive co-operation and benefits agreement. Within that document the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Madam Chair and members of the standing committee, good morning and thank you for the invitation to appear before you today, and provide some industry perspective about this important legislation. My name is Brad Thrall. I'm the president of Alexco Resource Corp., and I'm urgin