Mr. Lemire, I can reassure you regarding a national strategy. As I said earlier, I maintain regular contact with the United States Secretary of Commerce. I have been told that this is the first time in history a Canadian minister of industry and a U.S. secretary of commerce have agreed to meet on a quarterly basis. Of course, our discussions pertain to the battery ecosystem, the semiconductor ecosystem and everything we have needed to deal with the pandemic.
Mr. Lemire, I am currently building, with our European and North American partners, more resilient supply chains to plan out the next 20 or 30 years. Our American colleagues definitely view Canada as part of the solution. That is why we will continue these discussions with our partners. We have our own strategy, but we will obviously continue to coordinate.
For instance, the battery market and the automotive market are North American markets. We want to build this market in collaboration with a number of Quebec businesses, including Nemaska Lithium and other Quebec industries. That way, we will be able to play [technical difficulties] key elements to have a local battery ecosystem.