Mr. Speaker, on Friday, in Chicoutimi, the federal government announced, through its secretary of state, that the processing of aluminum would be a primary objective for the future of our country.
Indeed, the secretary of state for regional development demanded that, in co-operation with the National Research Council, departments with an economic mandate prepare a document on aluminum processing technologies to help all potential investors make aluminum processing one of our country's primary objectives.
I take this opportunity to thank all those who worked with me, particularly friends of my region like Marcel Demers, Lucien Gendron, Pierre Tremblay, and André Tremblay from Alcan.
I also want to mention the excellent work of the secretary of state for regional development, who recognized that the processing of aluminum is a key component in ensuring our country's economic future.