Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to all the witnesses for being here.
It's very interesting. It's a very important topic in light of what's happening in the environment. At the same time, the spotlight is on the economy. We want to ensure that, as we transition, our low-carbon energy will meet the economic needs and allow us to reach our 2030 and 2050 targets.
I've had the pleasure of sitting on the panel at the Clean Energy Ministerial in my past life as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, with respect to hydrogen, and listening to world leaders and looking at Canada as a world leader in this sector.
It was interesting, because in our history in Canada back in the 80s, with Ballard, I recall watching the news with my dad back then and hearing about these new hydrogen fuel cells and how they would change our world. Here we are today, 30 years later or more—I'm dating myself here—and still, because of the ebbs and flows of hydrogen that have gone on over the past decades, people are looking at Canada as a world leader in this sector.
Either Ms. Johnson, if she's still there, or Mr. Hoskin, with regard to the economic opportunities for Canada in this sector—not just within Canada, but in the world—why are people looking at Canada? What are the economic opportunities that this represents for us in Canada and around the world?