Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Minister. It's good to see you today.
Minister, as you know, infrastructure needs are appearing across the country, particularly in rural and northern areas like we have in Newfoundland and Labrador, and your province of New Brunswick. We're already receiving support from the rural and northern communities infrastructure stream to upgrade roads and marine infrastructure among other things in Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, my riding of course, but there's always more to be done. Every day, Canadians know the needs best of what needs to be done.
The national infrastructure assessment is a step in the right direction to determine these needs. Could you please describe the engagement you've received from Canadians on development of this initiative and what the next steps are in its implementation?