Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I think I understand the question well.
It's actually important for members to recognize as well that the purpose of the ICA, the way it is structured and the reason it was created in the first place were fundamentally so that it would provide a predictable regulatory environment for investment while protecting Canada's natural interests and making sure that we have the right net benefits for Canada.
To your point, the purpose of this act is not at all to stop investment. It's quite the opposite. The purpose is actually to encourage investment by creating a predictable regulatory environment and, in doing so, give us the capacity to stop investments that would be injurious to our national security.
To your point, I think in the context of minerals and mines and, frankly, probably elements all along the value chain that you referenced, it's fair to say that we absolutely, from a Canadian perspective, want to be encouraging investment. However, we're looking, through the ICA, to make sure that, as those investments come, they are not injurious to Canada's national security and they're to Canada's net benefit.
From that standpoint, what these changes are designed to do is to strengthen that regulatory environment and give investors a predictable understanding of the Canadian environment.