Thank you to the ministers for appearing before the committee.
My first question is for Minister LeBlanc. We know that the legislation introduces a mandatory reporting requirement for critical infrastructure operators in the different industries.
Mr. Julian touched on this point. Electricity Canada raised the point that if an industry or a company is going through a cybersecurity attack, then mandatory reporting requirements, specifically immediate reporting requirements, could be cumbersome. Could you speak to why mandatory, as opposed to voluntary, reporting requirements are important?