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Review: I
have reviewed the Annual Report on Form 20-F (AIF), if any, annual
financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater
certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 20-F (AIF) (together, the “annual
filings”) of Ur-Energy Inc. (the “issuer”) for the financial year ended
December 31, 2008.
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2.
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No
misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having
exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the
period covered by the annual
filings.
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3.
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Fair
presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised
reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the
other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods
presented in the annual filings.
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4.
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Responsibility: The
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P)
and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are
defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in
Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the
issuer.
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5.
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Design: Subject
to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year
end
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(a)
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designed
DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance that
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(i)
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material
information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others,
particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being
prepared; and
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(ii)
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information
required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim
filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities
legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in securities legislation;
and
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(b)
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designed
ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
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5.1
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Control
framework: The control framework the issuer’s other
certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is similar to
that of the Internal
Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO).
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5.2
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N/A
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5.3
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N/A
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6.
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Evaluation: The
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I
have
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(a)
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evaluated,
or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the
issuer’s DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed
in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P
at the financial year end based on that evaluation;
and
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(b)
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evaluated,
or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the
issuer’s ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in
its annual MD&A
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(i)
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our
conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end
based on that evaluation; and
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(ii)
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N/A.
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7.
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Reporting
changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its annual
MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period
beginning on January 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2008 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
issuer’s ICFR.
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8.
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Reporting
to the issuer’s auditors and board of directors or audit
committee: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and
I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the
issuer’s auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of
the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s
ICFR.
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/s/
W. William Boberg
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W.
William Boberg
President
& CEO
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1.
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Review: I
have reviewed the Annual Report on Form 20-F (AIF), if any, annual
financial statements and annual MD&A, including, for greater
certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 20-F (AIF) (together, the “annual
filings”) of Ur-Energy Inc. (the “issuer”) for the financial year ended
December 31, 2008..
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2.
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No
misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having
exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the
period covered by the annual
filings.
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3.
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Fair
presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised
reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the
other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods
presented in the annual filings.
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4.
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Responsibility: The
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P)
and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are
defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in
Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the
issuer.
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5.
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Design: Subject
to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year
end
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(a)
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designed
DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance that
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(i)
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material
information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others,
particularly during the period in which the annual filings are being
prepared; and
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(ii)
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information
required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim
filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities
legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in securities legislation;
and
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(b)
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designed
ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
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5.1
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Control
framework: The control framework the issuer’s other
certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is similar to
that of the Internal
Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO).
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5.2
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N/A
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5.3
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N/A
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6.
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Evaluation: The
issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I
have
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(a)
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evaluated,
or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the
issuer’s DC&P at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed
in its annual MD&A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&P
at the financial year end based on that evaluation;
and
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(b)
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evaluated,
or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the
issuer’s ICFR at the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in
its annual MD&A
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(i)
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our
conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end
based on that evaluation; and
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(ii)
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N/A.
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7.
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Reporting
changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its annual
MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period
beginning on January 1, 2008 and ended on December 31, 2008 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
issuer’s ICFR.
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8.
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Reporting
to the issuer’s auditors and board of directors or audit
committee: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and
I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the
issuer’s auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of
the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s
ICFR.
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/s/
Roger Smith
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Roger
Smith
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