Thank you, Chair. It's a pleasure to welcome our witnesses this morning. It's probably no surprise I'm going to spend my time talking about steel and the steel industry.
I'm a representative from Hamilton, Canada's steel city, and MP Hepfner is also here as another Hamilton representative. The steel industry, as was noted, is a significant employer. In Hamilton specifically, it provides 10,000 direct jobs and 40,000 indirect jobs.
I thought it was interesting in your opening remarks that both of you referenced buy Canadian as an opportunity for steel producers and manufacturers in Canada to really expand their domestic market.
My first question, Ms. Cobden, if I could start with you, is, what is the current state of the steel industry in Canada in terms of domestic sales versus international imports, and why is that such an opportunity for steel producers?