I haven't posted for a while.

I have seen in the news the same old same old.

Various MP's implying that the gov't is sitting idle while this incredible Ring of Fire can be accelerated forward. As an example Norm Miller MPP made this comment Nov.8, 2012

"The Liberal government needs to do more to get the so-called Ring of Fire back on track, Conservative's Northern Development and Mines critic charged Wednesday.

Norm Miller, who is also the MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka, said in a release he was disappointed Cliffs Natural Resources announced last week it would push back production at its Black Thor chromite mine to 2017.

Cliffs, a Cleveland-based company, had planned to begin production at Black Thor in Northwestern Ontario by 2015. The company also plans to build a smelter to process chromite, which is used to harden steel, in Capreol.

Miller said this and other Ring of Fire projects have the potential to create new jobs, but the provincial government has mishandled its development.

"Exploration work in the Ring of Fire has ground to a halt," Miller said in a release. "You would think the Liberal government would be doing all they could to keep work going, especially with all the jobs and investment potential that are at stake as their $15-billion deficit hangs over the province and 600,000 Ontarians still find themselves out of work.

"The government's handling of the development plan for the Ring of Fire has done little to unlock this tremendous opportunity for Ontario. Sadly, nearly all of the updates coming from the region have been to announce new delays and setbacks."

The so-called Ring of Fire is a massive area in the James Bay Lowlands area of Northwestern Ontario. It is home to newly discovered deposits of nickel, copper, chromite and other metals.

The Cliffs project, which would created hundreds of jobs at the mine site and the Capreol smelter, is the first to surface, but others are expected."

==============================================================

Frankly, I got tired of reading the same bashing implying ineptitude. Norm Miller needs to look beyond the ROF and look at the current Canadian Landscape.

NOTHING is going to take place until the passing of Bill C45. The bill passed senate a few days ago. Now....there are FN protests everywhere.

Take a look at the poor shareholders over at Rubicon please read what happened over there:

http://www.rubiconminerals.com/News/News/Details/2012/Rubicon-remains-committed-to-further-discussions-with-Wabauskang-First-Nation1132364/default.aspx

Rubicon recieved their permit for pete's sake...they did everything right ...and now this lawsuit ...for what exactly???? Is this how first nations do business?? Is this a productive way of showing mining companies that they want to be partners??

They want to be partners with the government on resource projects...Yet ...what happens?..they get paid transportation to attend meetings and when they are asked questions like ...IS there a revenue sharing model you have seen out there that you would like???? ...You don't get an answer...you get...Why is it always about the land or..we are the protectors of mother's earth. There is NO answer to the question. There is NO PREPARATION for the meeting.

I look at BC... No nuclear power allowed over there, no uranium exploration. Population growth growing. Aboriginal population growing at a FASTER rate than non- aboriginal .... What does population growth imply??????? More hydro and more job creation needed.

BC Hydro says Site C is needed to meet future power demands, and predicts that the province’s electricity needs will grow by about 50 per cent over the next 20 years, driven by economic expansion and a projected population increase of more than one million residents.