Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for coming to the committee.
In your comments you talked about it being a pivotal time and the need to strengthen and expand supply chains, etc. When we look around the world at what's happening, we see that whether it's the quadrilateral security dialogue or the IPEF, Canada's being left behind. I certainly don't fault you for the trips you're taking, but it seems to be delivering very limited progress. Being excluded from the IPEF is a significant setback for Canada and Canada's trade.
Can you explain why it's been such a failure?