The other committee I'm on, the committee on government operations and estimates, is discussing a program called the Canadian innovation commercialization program. This is a program that the Conservative government has introduced, under which we will be the first buyer of innovation through a departmental system. It's two years old. We're just starting to see this come to fruition in the form of some actual purchases.
I love the model you have. There isn't a lot of venture capital in this country—let's be frank about it. You are filling a gap, and I don't mind using taxpayers' money to do it, because you ask for it back. That is the system you have. It's not just a handout. There are guideposts that you have to meet, a business plan that you have to present, and if you don't meet the requirements, we want our money back, which is an important piece.
I think we should be emphasizing a commercialization program that we have through the office of small business. In evaluating submissions on who you'd support, is it important to have the Government of Canada or any government on that list, or does it just matter that they have a customer?