Government Operations committee  I just want to say that because of the OSME activity, we are working with Industry Canada. We do an awful lot of outreach, as you can imagine, for the OSME program right across Canada. We attend many different events, support businesses, and communicate the advantages of this pro

Government Operations committee  I'd just like to add one thing and use real world examples, because I think they're very instructive of how these things take place. Referring to the earlier question about DND, we had a company that brought forward an innovation. It was a company called 2G Robotics. Their innova

Government Operations committee  I can add to that because I used to work in that program. I'm that old. This goes back to the 1980s and the early 1990s. At that time, we did have a UPP, an unsolicited proposals program, with a fund. That was intended in some ways to do some of this thing, but it also focused on

Government Operations committee  But it is solicited in the sense that the government is asking firms to bring it their innovative products.

Government Operations committee  If I could just add one comment, I think it is very instructive to look at some examples. It's very interesting how this program has such a profound impact. I can give you an example. We had a company that had offices in St. John's and Victoria. They had a product that was call