Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, there's been a lot of talk today about the provincial procurement process. I really believe that all of us on this committee, including elected leaders in B.C., agree that every government must re-evaluate its procurement policies to ensure that we're supporting Canadian workers, businesses and the economy.
God knows the world has changed over the last few months. It changes on a daily basis, especially when you look at the tariffs that are coming from the Americans.
You talked about this in your opening statement, but, if you can, I want you to elaborate on it in the time that we have. For years you've been working to advance reciprocal procurement here in Canada, so that we're not benefiting our adversaries but supporting Canadians. Could you speak about your work to advance reciprocal procurement and what that means for Canada?