IN CONVERSATION WITH PDAC’S TH 38 PRESIDENT ALEX CHRISTOPHER PDAC’s new President shares his vision for the association and the minerals sector, the importance of access to land and permitting timelines, and how the sector needs to adapt—and evolve—in these volatile times.
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When the PDAC 2021 Convention ended, your two-year term as President of the association commenced. How are you feeling as you start your presidency during a time when the sector is starting to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? Firstly, I would like to say that PDAC is a great organization to be associated with and I think it does a tremendous job of supporting our industry, both within Canada and abroad. I certainly never expected to be dealing with what we all hope is the tail end of the COVID19 pandemic—one of the most impactful black swan events of our generation. I am optimistic that we will put COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror during my term as President and, given the resiliency and entrepreneurship within our sector, I expect we will come out stronger as a group and better positioned as an industry. I believe that events like COVID-19 drive collaborative, innovative and creative solutions that only serve to strengthen our industry in the long run.
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