There is a potential role, and certainly that seems to be what the Defence Production Act was envisioned to do, the defence imperative, which is exclusively a federal responsibility. Of course, because it's resource management, the constitutional division of powers ideally makes it a partnership. There's room for collaboration and for this defence imperative to have more work done at the Council of the Federation and at the Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference. These are critical forums for building this co-operation.
