I don't have any figures for the federal portion, but it must be between $100 million and $200 million, maybe $300 million, maximum. The company PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that profits from the 40 biggest mining companies in the world has increased by 1,000% in the past eight years.
À l'heure actuelle, le régime de redevances au Québec a recueilli 300 millions de dollars l'année passée, pour des profits de 7 milliards de dollars, ce qui représente 4,5 p. 100. Si on ajoute les impôts et les taxes du Québec aux redevances, on obtient 700 millions de dollars au total.