The member is asking an absolutely crucial question. I really appreciate it because energy is uniquely tied to this technology.
The electrification of the world is happening. This is why as government, through our Major Projects Office, we are investing in building out new grids.
I also just want to point out that it is the provinces and the regulators in the provinces that are in charge of how they allocate energy on the grid.
I've spoken, in meetings with the provinces and territories, a lot about the energy use and how each province is allocating energy. I'll give you an example. In Ontario, we are now building small modular reactors. We're just starting that in Ontario because they need more electricity generation. It's not all for AI, of course. AI might be 2%. Some experts say it's 2% of our energy needs.
Nonetheless, we are very mindful, and the provinces and the regulators are mindful, that any use of electricity doesn't get downloaded on ratepayers. They're mindful of water usage and they're mindful of heat capture, yet we don't want to constrain innovation. We don't want to stop it.
