Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses for presenting today.
I'm going to start off with Mr. Paterson from GM.
Our recent budget 2022 proposed providing $1.5 billion in targeted support towards critical minerals projects. You highlighted that this is a “generational opportunity” in the EV market. You also mentioned mining, moving, processing and recycling, and that you welcomed the critical minerals plan in the budget.
You mentioned that we have to get this policy framework right. Could you elaborate on what you would like to see in order to get this policy framework right?