I welcome you all to this meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. I call the meeting to order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the committee is meeting to study the sourcing and processing of critical minerals.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person, or remotely using the Zoom application. I urge all our colleagues attending in person in Ottawa to observe the health regulations in effect.
On behalf of the committee, I want to thank the witnesses who are with us today. I know that some of you answered our call at the very last minute, and we are grateful that you did so.
With us today is David Billedeau, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. We also welcome Patrick Gervais, Vice-President, Marketing and Communications at Lion Electric, and Martin Ferron, Mayor of the Town of Malartic and Prefect of the Regional County of La Vallée-de-l'Or.
We are grateful to you for joining us. Without further delay, let me invite you to give your presentations. You each have five minutes, starting with Mr. Billedeau.