Thank you very much, and thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here.
I too am very excited to see you in this portfolio, with the energy and drive that you're bringing to it as well as your background in innovative technologies.
You spoke a little earlier about the need to understand how our energy industry can get to tidewater, so that we can access other markets. I want to ask you about a market that's a little bit closer to home.
Here in Canada, many Canadians do not know that crude oil is actually Quebec's top imported product and that the largest single source of oil to Quebec is Algeria. About 28.1% of their oil comes from Algeria, according to the Montreal Economic Institute.
I'm wondering if you might address, Mr. Minister, what measures and developments are under way to help Quebec get off its dependence on Algerian oil and to provide jobs in central and eastern Canada.