Thank you.
Colleagues, I've had a conversation with Mr. Clark, and he's agreed to cede some of his time to me. That is the chair's prerogative, which I will use today. I use it rarely.
Minister, I'm aware that you spent a good part of your life in Manitoba. I'm from Manitoba, as you know, and you're very familiar with the port of Churchill, Canada's only deepwater port in the north. You're also aware that we have been studying energy exports and critical minerals and their potential for our country.
Churchill is listed as a strategic priority by the Government of Canada, and I wonder if you could say a bit about your vision for the port of Churchill and how it might fit into diversifying our trade and realizing the potential of our energy and critical mineral resources.