Yes. Your own consultant said that Canada is currently bleeding off the edge of a strategy that is over 20 years old. There is no doubt now.... When we started this in Canada, we were the third country in space and one of the six countries in the current space station, having our space agency a few decades ago. Now, we have 50 countries with domestic satellite programs, and 72 countries with space agencies. They all want in. The countries with ambition and budget are going to get the industrial base and the jobs that go with that, in addition to the economic benefits of space. Canada's industrial base, which has been established for over 50 years as world-leading, would have to find its way to countries that do have space programs and budgets if we don't continue our leadership position.
On October 4th, 2018. See this statement in context.