Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I didn't have an opportunity to speak about the Ukrainian connection from Sault Ste. Marie and northern Ontario. I'll drill down to my particular riding because I didn't have enough time last time. Sault Ste. Marie is one of very many similar communities across Canada where the Ukrainian population of people migrated to work at the steel mill well over 100 years ago. In 2017, the Ukrainian church and community centre celebrated its 100th anniversary. I remember speaking in Parliament, where I quoted a local news article and it was called “the church that perogies built”. It really has been a very proud community.
If you look at Thunder Bay and other areas as well you can see a lot of that movement. I'm talking about the people-to-people relationships that some people have talked about and how important they are in the industry. The steel plant is still here today and the Ukrainian people are still working here today, but when you walk into the steel plant it's like walking through a spaceship with a lot of [Technical difficulty—Editor] and computer industries. There is also a lot of IT presence in Sault Ste. Marie. We're seeing a lot of back and forth, people-to-people relationships.
How do we take advantage more of these joint ventures, sharing of IT resources, people and such?
I'll start with the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce to first really guide us on how we can take advantage of that.