Actually, to add to what Mr. Reuss was saying, I spoke with a German government official in December about people saying that European vehicles were not as safe, and I was told that the German government was quite insulted to hear that.
I would like to add that there is one part of the equation that has not been considered by the current government, and that is critical minerals. We have a critical minerals strategy, but we've completely forgotten about battery recycling.
Lithion Technologies was dismantled and bought by an American company, and Li-Cycle went bankrupt, which means that, for the time being, electric vehicle batteries are being transferred to the United States.
By transferring electric vehicle batteries to the United States, we're potentially shifting a billion dollars in critical minerals to the United States by 2030, 2031 and 2032, because that wasn't taken into account in the critical minerals strategy.
I think the Canadian government and elected officials must definitely consider the critical minerals aspect of batteries because they are of significant economic, ecological and geostrategic importance.
