Thank you very much, Chair.
My first question is for you, Dr. Wark. You've expressed serious concern about the government not following its stated policies. During the COVID pandemic, the government has supposedly beefed up its policies on protecting our supply of critical minerals and our access to critical minerals. Canada has also been working with the United States to establish a more coherent approach to the supply and the supply chains that deliver critical minerals to many of our industries, including automobiles.
Do you believe the Neo Lithium transaction is consistent with the ministers' mandate letters or the policies that are currently in place to protect critical minerals?