Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Fadili, you mentioned energy as one of the opportunities for trade and increased trade relationships. I do believe I'm still the only member of Parliament on this committee who hails from western Canada, a place in Canada where we produce a great deal of energy.
Among the things I've read about north Africa and west Africa is that there's significant petroleum production, both crude oil and natural gas. North Africa, in particular, has become a very important supplier of liquefied natural gas to Europe. This is a result of challenges with Russian natural gas supply.
Do you have any comment on that? It seems that there's both great production and growing opportunities for import, and I presume that is primarily due to an increased need for energy. Again, it's something you mentioned earlier.