Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for telling us about the activities COSIA has been working on. It's fascinating stuff. Your alliance is doing some wonderful work.
You said the alliance was quiet in the years prior to 2016. I think it's high time that we take a more proactive approach in talking about the innovative work the industry is doing. I think that's really important.
Drawing a parallel with something that was mentioned earlier, I would point to the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation, known as CEMI, and Laurentian Mining Innovation and Technology. Those organizations have done more or less the same thing your alliance is doing, but for the mining industry, in terms of creating hubs and university partnerships. Keep up the good work.
You're involved in a lot of R and D and you've established partnerships with universities, which you mentioned. Once the research phase is complete, you begin working with companies on the implementation phase. It's very expensive for a company to pursue R and D activities.
I have a question about the third step in the process, so the implementation of the technology once the R and D is complete. What can the government do to help companies adopt these new technologies? Traditionally, companies, like workers, are slow to adopt change. It takes a certain amount of time. What can we do to help you in that regard and ensure that companies have the resources they need to put your innovations in place?