Nice speech. Hope that he had a private session with PM Harper. Two points that caught my eyes:

Comments on 2 points below:

The first point, $7B in government (tax) revenues. Just wondering if this is for the Feds, and the Prov tax is extra.

Second point, is FedNor something similar for this one stop shopping experience?

goldhunter

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1. RoF: "Northern Ontario’s “Ring of Fire” is a classic example of our potential and our problem. It has been described as “the most promising mining opportunity in Canada in a century”. And yet, despite its unparalleled potential, the project has been hamstrung for years by uncertainties about aboriginal concerns, by infrastructure limitations and environmental challenges. If properly developed, significant deposits of copper, zinc, nickel, platinum, vanadium and gold could contribute more than $25 billion in economic activity and almost $ 7 billion in government revenues"

2. RDO: "What might be called the Resource Development Office (RDO) that would have special power to counter interdepartmental turf squabbles, set clear priorities, streamline regulatory reviews and move beyond a chronic penchant to ‘boil the ocean’ with analyses and consultations."