Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Minister, the Prime Minister and you recently made a $1.6-billion announcement on an investment in the city of Port Colborne. Asahi Kasei Corp. is a leading supply chain partner with Honda. My question is going to lead to and go a bit more in depth with respect to supply chains, both binationally and internationally.
Can you speak about the investments that you and your team are making to strengthen productivity, as well as about superclusters—like the EV superclusters across the country—as in the announcement that was just made in the city of Port Colborne?
The coordinated and strategic approach you have taken has led to strengthening regional integration; enhancing cross-border coordination, as well as resilience and competitiveness; a bilateral approach, sometimes even leading to an international approach; strengthening the resilience of supply chains; diversifying sources; joint capital investments; a coordinated binational strategy that encourages joint investments in, for example, transportation, technology, workforce development, and environmental and trade standards; an opportunity to harmonize environmental and labour standards within our supply chains; and finally, future-proofing against disruptions, focusing on creating contingency plans and adopting frameworks to ensure that not only our country but also the countries that we partner with can respond quickly to unforeseen challenges.