I have often thought that PDAC sets its sites low because it is so used to working underground ! (Humour intended please) . Of course, our bureaucrats, like Australia's (and Europe's) are primarily concerned about inflation because it impacts their own wages and pensions. So, the next thing we have to deal with is BoC pushing rates higher. That will finally kill new mine finance here for many more months (excepting energy and the pm's) as Europe collapses under its own overhead. Just think of the power of a committed policy stance set to match the required investment commitments. We lack long term industrial /mining policies of significance because they are seen to be a relinquishing of political control, and government can always make an argument as to why we cannot afford committed policies.

Yes, this (TFZ) can be done, but there is simply no proponent federally to act as a driver. PDAC needs to enlist not only the FN but more critically the bureaucrats who set policy. Just think, if you cannot get audience with a conservative government, what is it going to look like the day we go back to a lib/ndp scenario ? For the last several months, I have continually re-strategised based on "What can a socialist government do to mining". We got a partial insight with the new Aussie Supertax.

When I talk to MP's , my impression is nice guys who feel they have no real power . Northern Ontario can get bits of capital and good lip service but no committed long term policy. A lack of leadership generally. That is the anchor that our beautiful enterprise NOT has to drag.