The economic and environmental benefits of secondary processing close to the resource are immense. The studies we've done have shown that. This is also a historic opportunity to develop our north.
In the eyes of the world, our identity is our northern territory and our natural resources. However, in Canada, our infrastructure is not designed to develop and promote these resources and our land. So it is important for Canada to position itself in this regard.
Canada was built from coast to coast with a rail line near the U.S. border. There is no denying that the current context is not conducive to northern development, the development of our natural resources and the development of our export capacities. There is now an opportunity to occupy our territory and develop it. The Scandinavian countries, for example, developed their northern territory because they had no choice. It's important to inhabit the territory and develop it. Today, in Canada, we are facing the same reality. We need to seize this opportunity.