Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today to congratulate our federal government.
On April 22, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, on behalf of the Minister of Industry, announced the creation of the Industrial Research Chair in Hydrogen Storage. A $1 million contribution has been made toward the funding of this chair at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Most Canadian companies working to develop this technology are small companies with limited financial resources and personnel. This chair will therefore be of great benefit to companies and will help them develop their products in Trois-Rivières and market them across Canada.
This is another example among many of the federal government's financial support for projects that benefit the people of Canada, Quebec and Trois-Rivières.