Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for coming.
My colleague here asked about the security risk in terms of Chinese-manufactured EVs. Even my colleague from the Bloc asked the same question. It's unfortunate that our Liberal members of this committee find that discussion point destructive, when other countries around the world have made it clear that they will not allow Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles near their governmental operations or military bases. I think this is important. We're talking about the ability to extract data from a country—especially since, as we all know, China and Russia are actually contemplating getting through the Northwest Passage in Canadian sovereign waters in the Arctic.
I'll ask you a direct question. In terms of your mandate and bringing in EVs from China, has the issue of security ever been on your desk?