It's a great question, Mr. Sorbara, and given your background, it's one that you would understand very well.
In the past, people have accused Canada of being the hewers of wood and the drawers of water. We have to ensure we're a lot smarter about how we utilize these kinds of resources going forward. Critical minerals are absolutely key to the energy transition. You cannot have an energy transition without significantly more critical minerals of various types. Canada has those resources in abundance.
We need to be focused on how we extract them in an environmentally sustainable way and in partnership with indigenous communities, and on how we build the processing facilities, the battery plants and the electric vehicle plants that are so important in Ontario. That is absolutely the work that Minister Champagne and I have been focused on. As I said, within the next few days, I will be launching Canada's critical minerals strategy, which is a fundamental underpinning to this broader conversation.
In terms of the comparative advantage, you're exactly right that we can build on the existence of resources for a comparative advantage. However, this is also about the fact that Canada's grid is over 80% clean and emissions-free, so another reason for battery manufacturers and electric vehicle manufacturers to locate in Canada is to have products that produce almost zero carbon.