Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Boyd, during a recent visit to Australia, Prime Minister Carney welcomed Australia into the critical minerals production alliance, which was an initiative launched under Canada's G7 presidency in 2025 to expand critical minerals production and processing capacity and to diversify supply chains from mine to market. Both Canada and Australia hold vast reserves of critical minerals that are key to defence.
Further to the discussion we had on the last line of questioning, how will the new critical minerals agreement between Canada and Australia strengthen co-operation in securing reliable supplies of strategic minerals? In your view, what impact could this partnership have on diversifying and reinforcing defence supply chains among allied nations?