Thank you for being here, Minister.
As you're aware, critical minerals and mining are a major sector in my riding of Sudbury, so I'm sure it won't come as a surprise to you that I would like to focus my line of questioning on the development of a critical mineral value chain. Last year's budget allocated funds to establish a critical mineral centre of excellence based in Sudbury. I can tell you that the innovation and research and development being done by this centre will be transformative to our future energy sector.
Minister, in terms of the additional funds being requested for the centre, what will this $10.32 million investment be used for?