Thank you, Mr. Van Bynen. It's great to see you. I hope the translation works fine.
Why? Because that was the technology of the future. I would say that when you're looking at what they're doing, it is, like I was saying, probably the biggest transformation in the industry in a century. As we did in AI, as we did in quantum, the place for Canada is to be at the leading edge of these new technologies, so that we can ensure prosperity for the next few generations. We knew that everyone was trying to decarbonize aluminum, steel and the production of semiconductors.
What we have achieved in that is creating an ecosystem in Canada that is conducive to investments. That's why you've seen that Bloomberg now ranks Canada first in the world, ahead of China, for the battery ecosystem, and also that Canada ranked third in the world in 2023 for direct investment. The first was the United States, the second was Brazil and the third was Canada. The fact that we've decided to be the green supplier of choice to the world has attracted record levels of investment.
The good news, Mr. Van Bynen, is that I have even more projects to announce, so Canadians listening tonight should be rejoicing, because there is more to come. Canada is attractive; we have the best workers, and we're going to push to make sure that we are the jurisdiction of choice in the 21st century.