Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We hope that many people at home will be listening to us.
I am going to start with the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
Regarding the national critical minerals strategy, many observers in the mining community say that they have been impatiently awaiting the strategy. In fact, at the committee, we have brought up the subject through the study on the green economic recovery, during which we heard witnesses who explained why it is so urgent. Since then, we have felt that things were moving along. That is part of your mandate letter.
Guy Saint-Jacques, who came to speak before the committee, said the following in the Journal de Montréal: "What I would criticize would be more the absence of a national strategy to encourage the exploitation of these resources in Canada and make sure that Canada is able to play a key role in this sector."
Can you come forward and give us a date when this strategy will be tabled, and explain the commitments that the government will be making in this regard, Minister?