Thank you, Mr. Chair.
On June 2, two weeks before the Canada Infrastructure Bank announced that it would fund shipbuilding in China, Mélanie Joly stated that Ottawa would commit to using Canadian steel and aluminum in its national infrastructure and defence projects. This announcement was all over the media. She went on tour to discuss it and to say how much support the steel industry would receive. Two weeks later, we learned that the Canada Infrastructure Bank would instead fund the construction of ferries made using steel from China.
When Ms. Joly made this announcement and went on her media tour, I don't suppose that it occurred to you that your department could develop internal policies to ensure that her comments were put into practice.
Have you issued any instructions to your department, Housing and Infrastructure Canada, to ensure that Canadian steel and aluminum are used in the infrastructure projects funded?