Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Terrebonne and say that it is a pleasure to thank her in the House.
The launch of the Matawinie mine in Saint-Michel-des-Saints is a significant step toward our energy sovereignty. In addition to becoming the largest graphite mine in the G7 and increasing our production eightfold, it will meet Canadian demand and strengthen the resilience of our allies with whom we have signed more than 56 agreements on critical minerals over the past year.
I am proud of this project. It will inject $2 billion into our economy and create hundreds of jobs.
Projects like Nouveau Monde Graphite are what it means to be masters in our own house.