Mr. Speaker, if we want to know what the future of Canada's clean-energy economy looks like, we need look no further than my riding of Sudbury. Sudbury is a success story in combining environmental stewardship with economic development. Canada's mining industry creates close to 700,000 direct and indirect jobs, and we are just getting started. Mining contributes $161 billion to Canada's economy. That is close to 8% of the country's GDP.
At this time of global uncertainty, developing a reliable supply chain for critical minerals is vital to Canada's economic growth, peace and security. Critical minerals and mining are at the centre of the clean-energy transition. With over 300 mining supply, technology and innovation businesses, Sudbury, I am proud to say, is at the heart of this effort.