No worries, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much.
Minister, thank you for being here.
The reason for conducting investigations is to understand the substance of an issue; it should be carried out in good faith, because ultimately, we're doing it for the workers and for the industry.
Minister Champagne, can you give us a bit of background on the context surrounding your contract negotiations with Stellantis and NextStar when you were the minister responsible for the industry?
The geopolitical and trade contexts must certainly have been different back then.
Can you give us an overview of Canada-U.S. relations at that time?
I'll have to ask you to be brief, because I want to ask a follow-up question.