Yes. We had an independent study done of the economic impacts of AUTO21.
It was done by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is a very authoritative group. They're the group that Industry Canada typically hires to do their econometric studies on the auto industry. They're also used by the White House and the U.S. Congress, as well as many industry bodies. We chose them specifically because they were independent of Canada and didn't have an axe to grind for this university or that university and so on.
Incidentally, the funding used for that study was not public funding; it was industry money that I raised.
The study found that a selection of the AUTO21 projects between 2001 and 2009 will create economic benefits for Canada on the order of $1.124 billion when the research is fully implemented. That represented a public sector investment by the people of Canada, through AUTO21, of $52.3 million. That's a 22:1 return on the investment.
I can give you a couple of examples. One of the most obvious ones, actually, is not a technology project, but it's a very interesting project on vehicle theft, which was a very serious problem in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our research and interaction with the Winnipeg Police Service, the Manitoba Attorney General, and Manitoba Public Insurance is credited with decreasing auto theft in Winnipeg by over 86%.
These kinds of research projects have very strong benefits to Canada when you connect the researchers directly with the users of the knowledge.
We have had that study done. I'd be happy to provide you with a copy of it. Incidentally, they did a supplementary study that projects out to 2020, and it's up in the range of $2.5 billion.