Industry committee  I'll ask Mr. Schaan whether he has any information he'd like to pass on. I think that, to give a fuller answer that might satisfy the member, it might be useful to get the chief statistician to pull together a more detailed response, but I'm happy if Mark has any further elaboration.

Industry committee  I would say that we are, obviously, a partner in the International Space Station, and we're working closely with our allies on the plans to return to the moon. This is part and parcel of our responsibilities in that regard. I think it would probably be best if Lisa Campbell, the president of the agency, were to elaborate in greater detail, but, by confirming our participation in the ISS, I can confirm that it does help us secure it.

Industry committee  We can come back on that, for sure. Very briefly, as context, the estimates provide the allocations year over year. There are many infrastructure projects under the universal broadband fund, so this is the current year's funding requirements. It may not be going to specific new projects announced only this year.

Industry committee  That's a tricky question. The government has been very clear on its intent to have further expenditure restraint, which we obviously take very seriously—I personally take it very seriously. We want to be as efficient as we can in spending tax money, so we have to look in all of the areas of our operations, whether that's travel, professional services or, frankly, salaries.

Industry committee  The computers for schools program has a storied history going back, I think, 30 years now, and there have been hundreds of thousands provided. I'd have to come back with the official statistics. It's a very efficient program that relies extensively on volunteers and donated—

Industry committee  Absolutely, yes. That's no problem.

Industry committee  My proposal is to ask my colleague, the president of the National Research Council, to prepare an answer to the member's question. We'll be happy to table that at the committee. I apologize. I don't run the NRC directly, but they have an extensive list of priorities. They've actually gone through a whole priority-setting exercise in the last couple of years, so I think it would not be that difficult to come back with a fuller accounting of what they're focusing on, if that's okay.

Industry committee  It's noted. We'll follow up with the NRC about those requests.

Industry committee  You're doing what I was doing.

Industry committee  That is a specific area that we are interested in, and there's been a lot.... Obviously members will judge whether it's sufficient, but we have been really working hard to free up more spectrum. For example, we have residual auctions, like when there's spectrum left over that nobody bids on, we go back out and offer it to players and so on.

Industry committee  I can turn to the CFO to add colour commentary if desired, but I can just assure the honourable member that there's been no new funding put into SDTC. The money that was referenced when the minister was here, the $750,000, would have been the last capital injection. This would be money that's already in the fiscal framework and is probably just being reprofiled from one year to the next until a decision will be made ultimately as to what to do.

Industry committee  It's more. There is funding that is available for the purpose—

Industry committee  They're putting it aside, but that money has not actually been put out the door yet, yes.

Industry committee  This would be going to firms that have agreements under the strategic innovation fund for the purposes of building a battery facility. As has been noted and as has been announced publicly—

Industry committee  I might have to come back with precision on this, but just to respond to your question, for a number of the EV manufacturers, there are two different agreements. There's one that is capital support to build the facility, which typically goes directly through the strategic innovation fund, so some of that you probably see in the estimates.