Thank you, Madam Chair.
Greetings and welcome to all the witnesses who joined us today.
I'll start with you, Mr. Mueller.
You know I'm the member for Mirabel and the Bloc Québécois aerospace critic. You also know how important this industry is to Quebec, Montreal and my riding in particular. For several years now, the Bloc Québécois, together with the industry, has been pressing the government to adopt an aerospace industrial strategy.
Yesterday, the Minister of Industry appeared before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. Here is the question my colleague from Joliette asked her, word for word: “Canada is the only country with such a large aerospace industry that still doesn't have an industrial strategy. Are you planning to adopt one?”
Basically, the minister responded she could table the document, if need be, that no one in the industry was asking for such a policy, and that they were instead asking for a defence procurement strategy.
Has the industry been asking for an aerospace industrial policy for a number of years, or did I dream that?