Mr. Speaker, the minister refers to a transition period, but we are very much aware of how an announcement like this one by the minister about the future of the project can undermine not only the motivation of those working on the research project, but also all of the tokamak project's longstanding relationships, particularly with Quebec businesses.
Can the minister commit today in this House to the federal government's not withdrawing from the tokamak project before finding the $7.2 million required for its survival somewhere else in the government's coffers?