On the one hand, we want foreign investment in Canada. It's good. We've seen a number of companies that have been able to grow because we have had foreign investment in the country. On the other hand, we want to make sure we tell the world and the investors that we will protect our national security.
That's what you've seen with the new guidelines that I published in March. They're very specific. They tell the world explicitly that for a foreign company trying to invest in any of these sectors, not only will we do the national security review, which is a multistep process, as I've explained many times, but the transaction will be subject to enhanced scrutiny. That includes state-owned enterprises, and it includes investment when it comes to critical minerals.
It's something that I think is very important, because, yes, we are open for business, but everyone in the world should know that when it comes to critical minerals, personal data, or sensitive technologies, we will always protect national security. We have never hesitated. I have full trust in our National Security and Intelligence Review Agency. They're doing great work. They're the ones who advised us with respect to lithium and all the other transactions, but it's a quasi-judicial process, so we need to apply legal standards when we do that. That's what we did, and that's what we will continue to do.