Thank you again for your testimony, Mr. Rickford.
I think the issue of strategic critical minerals is very directly related to the issue of the electrification of transportation, which is also a very important issue.
I will tell you an anecdote. Last week, there was Mr. Zelenskyy's speech. I decided to go through Ontario to come home, which I had already done a few times. I knew that the fast‑charging stations in Deep River weren't working, because I had run into this problem in the past. So I checked my app before I left Quyon. The electrical load was 90%. I went to Mattawa. The two fast‑charging stations there were not working. I got home about 10 hours later. I had to tow my car to North Bay, where there were no fast‑charging stations. The tow truck couldn't take me to Timiskaming because it would have had to cross a border.
In short, my question is very simple: Does the issue of strategic critical minerals include electrification and the production of fast‑charging stations?
A public network similar to the electrical system might be possible. I can tell you that I would use it from time to time, and I would be very grateful to have access to it.