Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank the witnesses for joining us.
Ms. Farrell, you know that before coming to Ottawa, I was a small-town mayor. Just to change a culvert would require the approval of the Transportation Department, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Municipal Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and so on.
I find that an office such as the Major Projects Office is extremely useful when you want to move large-scale projects forward, as even a small project such as replacing a culvert can become extremely complicated.
There have been some exciting announcements and there are projects under way in Quebec, including the Contrecoeur terminal and Nouveau Monde Graphite's Matawinie mine. I'd like you to explain exactly what role the Major Projects Office plays in getting these projects off the ground.