Good afternoon, everyone.
We're here today, as everyone knows, at our sixth meeting in this session of Parliament of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources to discuss, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study of the rare earths industry in Canada.
We have with us today witnesses from the Department of Natural Resources. We have Christiane Villemure, director general, Industry and Economic Analysis Branch—welcome to you. And we have Magdi Habib, director general, CanmetMining—and welcome to you.
Thank you both very much for being here today.
If you could go ahead with your presentation at the start, and take the time you need for that, then we'll go directly to questions and comments from members.
Go ahead, please.