Thank you, Minister.
I want to reiterate my concern about delay. We know now that the Conservatives are going to oppose this bill, which Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia want to move ahead with.
My concern is again whether or not we're going to be in the game at all, given the massive investments in Europe, China and the United States. Our ability to compete is being put on the line. I ask that in terms of the issue of hydrogen, in which I know the Conservatives don't believe there's any economic case.
I was in Germany meeting with Chancellor Scholz. I met with the head of the chancellery, Wolfgang Schmidt. We met with senior officials. They were asking really tough questions: “Can Canada produce hydrogen? Can you meet our market demands?” Germany is an enormous market. It's an industrial powerhouse. Is it possible for us to meet the German opportunity or are we going to sit by the side of the road and let China or the United States take that?