Mr. Chair, I can certainly update the committee that Canada has adopted a whole-of-government approach, led by ISED, NRCan, and other government departments, in developing a robust mines-to-mobility battery supply chain. That is really aimed at establishing a new manufacturing sector in Canada to support our overall climate change and industrial goals.
We have seen a number of leading battery and automotive manufacturers that have moved very quickly to establish production hubs in Europe and North America. We have been very actively engaging foreign investments in the battery supply chain for electric vehicles, using programs such as the strategic innovation fund's net-zero accelerator, which is aimed at supporting this industrial transformation mandate.