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You said something there that we heard from other witnesses. There's already an AI of things. You talked about small and medium-sized businesses, agriculture and health care—things that we can probably target quickly. That's the bigger picture, maybe, that I went to first. Maybe the smaller picture is something we can focus on.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My first question is for Dr. Bennett. Western alienation is real. We're witnessing it today here. As the only member from British Columbia on this committee, I think it's important that we engage you in this discussion as well. Thank you for joining us. You're an expert on surveillance technologies, privacy, and protection policies. I spent time on the ethics committee, [more]

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Cukier, you talked about having the talent and human capital. If you look at budget 2025, it announced $1.7 billion to recruit top international researchers. What are your thoughts on whether this could assist in strengthening recruitment and retention in the AI space? How do federal investments in research infrastructure and talent contribute to the commercialization [more]

Mr. Speaker, representatives of the Kidney Foundation of Canada are on the Hill this week. March 12 is World Kidney Day, and the foundation is launching its national strategic framework for chronic kidney disease, Canada's first unified road map to move kidney care from reactive and fragmented to proactive, coordinated and resilient. As someone born with a solitary kidney, who has undergone [more]

Thank you, and we will never be a 51st state. Let's fast-forward; let's not look back 50 years. I want to talk a little bit about semiconductors. Can you reflect on the significance of semiconductors and how EVs in Canada should account for vulnerabilities in the global semiconductor supply chain?

I'll go to Ms. Doran. Prime Minister You mentioned in your introductory comments that Canada and Germany just signed an MOU. Can you elaborate on how the MOU relates to the new auto strategy of theand what this means for the future?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. I'll go first to Monsieur Breton. You wanted to finish some comments from a question from the other side, so if you would like to, you can take some time to do that.

Thank you for that. Richmond, British Columbia is home to the largest auto mall in Canada, so I'll go to the Auto Dealers Association for the next question. In a recent news release published by Clean Energy Canada, you indicate that distributed energy resources like EVs and heat pumps could reduce 10% of peak electricity demand in B.C. Can you elaborate on how we can make this a reality for [more]