That's a very short speaking time.
In order to emphasize some things for our analysts, I'm going to summarize what the witnesses have just said.
The sector is facing challenges in terms of infrastructure and ease of access to funding and programs, which don't always meet the sector's requests and needs.
Several of you have pointed out that the Business Development Bank of Canada doesn't support mining projects until the feasibility study is completed, which is true. If you want federal support, you have to have done a feasibility study. I think it's important to highlight this point for our analysts.
I understand that it's difficult for the federal government to find you a source of funding.
When you were talking earlier, I thought of Elysis, a Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean company that manufactures carbon-neutral aluminum. That company receives a form of funding through an equitable partnership with the Government of Quebec. The amounts paid by the federal government are quite high. That may be a model worth looking at in your ongoing discussions with the federal government.
There isn't a one-stop shop for critical minerals, and that may be a problem. When you submit an application, you go to Natural Resources Canada, the Department of Finance, or Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.