I would only add briefly to this, and I take your point, Mr. Chan, that we have to look at the broader implications of these things, and not just industry ones.
I'm reminded of a U.S. ambassador who always reminded Canada that in the view of the United States, security trumps trade sometimes, the point being that national security interests sometimes have to come ahead of industry. I think that's a point we need to be reminded of here.
In particular, on the question of funding, the Canadian Space Agency's budget—and I think we have a representative from the CSA following us—has been stagnating for about a decade now, at about $300 million. That is very small when you consider, for example, that the sticker price of a C-17 transport aircraft is almost three times that, and we've bought four of those planes. Just in terms of that comparison, the entire CSA budget is only a fraction of that. So I would see at least another $300 million in the next budget that could be devoted to getting some of the programs that are on the books and waiting for the release of funds moving again.
We've spoken to MDA staff, who say they are looking for direction on particular programs, such as Radarsat Constellation—Radarsat-3, 4, and 5. We could get that moving. But I would say that $300 million in the next budget would be a good figure to get started with.