I'm Martin Laforest. I work with Tobi at the Institute for Quantum Computing.
When you mentioned that we are creating a particular niche, I would like to come back to that. Yes, maybe now it looks like a niche, quantum technologies, but the impact that quantum technologies can have is extremely vast and across the board. I will take, for example, the idea of digital technology. Back in the 1960s, there were five computers on earth and a few people were using them. Now 7% of the global economy relies on digital technologies. In the long run, quantum information and quantum technologies are the same type of idea.
Here in Canada, we have set up a very strong research base, but also smooth out the path to commercialization. It's not just a question of building one or two little gizmos that a few people might buy. We're setting up Canada to reap the economic benefits of this in the short, medium, and long run. This is why the importance of—