Thank you very much.
It's very significant. Both countries are committed to fighting climate change. Both countries are committed to an economy where the economy and the environment can go hand in hand. We saw one of the deliverables that came out of this meeting, with an additional $50 million U.S. committed to essentially building out the supply chain. That includes U.S. dollars funding both U.S. and Canadian companies. It's $50 million this time, and there's the number I said a little earlier of $250 million last year. This is incredibly significant.
We on our side are, of course, going to support that through the strategic innovation fund that makes sure that Canadian companies in this important supply chain are included as part of this value chain with our largest trading partner. That means creating jobs. That means creating jobs in the clean economy. It's creating a task force over the next year that's going to focus on the clean economy. Those jobs, entrepreneurs and businesses that are in Canada through this supply chain are very important.
At the end of the day, this is about fighting climate change. It's about Canadian innovations and American innovations. This is about making the right investments so that we grow the green economy. We believe that we should be able to do that together.