Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will begin with Dr. Burton.
Dr. Burton, at our committee meeting last week, I asked the minister if reforming the Investment Canada Act would protect Canada from foreign companies that might be hostile to its interests, not only when they try to acquire Quebec or Canadian entities, but also if they were awarded public tenders in strategic sectors. I gave the example of the Chinese company CRRC, which qualified for the renewal of the Toronto subway car fleet, even though it was banned in the United States.
In your opinion, should we improve the Investment Canada Act to ban companies like CRRC in such cases?