International Trade committee  Thank you very much for the question. As I noted in my opening remarks, the transition to electric vehicle production in southern Ontario has been quite rapid and transformational in creating a number of supply chain opportunities across the region. Certainly with large steel producers, both with Algoma and with what's happening at Dofasco down in Hamilton in terms of greening their operations, there is tremendous opportunity to connect green steel products into the production processes for automotive parts, supplying EV production going forward.

International Trade committee  I would be happy to. Thank you very much for the question, Madam Chair. Let me begin by talking a bit about FedDev Ontario's programming in general. We provide two main programming offerings. One is investments directly in business through payable contributions at 0% interest to help companies grow and develop go-to-market plans.

International Trade committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the Standing Committee on International Trade. Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to be here today. My name is Steve Masson. I'm the acting vice-president of policy, partnerships and communications for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, which I will refer to as FedDev Ontario or the agency during my testimony.