Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question is for Dr. McPherson.
The importance of our electricity grids is something we've heard about from a number of witnesses. We need to move toward electrification to reduce our emissions. You identified interprovincial grid connections as a key piece of this. You spoke a bit about the role the federal government can play. The American Inflation Reduction Act has been mentioned a number of times today. The U.S. is investing billions in renewables, grid infrastructure, and storage.
In some ways, it feels like Canada is positioned really well, with abundant non-emitting sources, albeit in different regions, but it feels like we're falling behind. It feels like grid connections aren't moving forward as quickly as we'd like to see.
Can you talk a bit more about what you think federal leadership would look like, in terms of both the scale of funding and working with the provinces and indigenous governments?