It's people. It's all about people. I remember one of my first discussions with one of the CEOs in the automotive industry. Obviously, as a lawyer, I already had the answer to my question—it would serve a lot of people well if they followed that—but I asked him, “What plants are the most productive in the world?” Obviously, Canadian plants are the most productive. Our people, our workers, are the best in the world.
It starts with talent. When you have talent, everything is possible. That's why, in every announcement I do with the Prime Minister, the first thing I always do is thank the workers for their excellence, for their expertise and for their dedication. Only when you have a talented workforce can you attract generational investments. It's something to build a plant. It's something to bring the technology. What makes it special is the people.
Therefore, I think the biggest advantage, as I said, is the talent we have. It's the strength of the ecosystem we have. It's the critical minerals and I would say the proximity to resources, assembly lines and markets. It's the renewable energy we have and its access to market. I would say that, in a world fraught with challenges, stability, predictability and the rule of law are in high demand and in short supply. Therefore, when you have investors who are deciding where to put their money, just look at where they have decided to put it. They've put it in Canada. For them, the world is their oyster. They could put these investments anywhere they want. They chose Canada.
Again, I think Canadians should rejoice that in the economy of the 21st century, whether it's steel, whether it's aluminum, whether it's automotive, whether it's life sciences or whether it's energy, we're attracting a record level of investment. We should be proud as Canadians that we're leading in the 21st century.