Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'm not a permanent member of this committee. I have had the privilege of coming here a few times.
I thank you, Minister, for coming. It's a real privilege to listen to you.
I want to talk about the estimates. I'm a new member, as Mr. Wallace is. I'm also a member of the industry, science, and technology committee, and being a new member, I actually read my manual. And I stumbled across, in the science section--I'll read it:
Space Science and Exploration.
The program activity objective is to better understand the Solar System and the Universe; to seek extraterrestrial habitats for life; and to prepare for a permanent human presence on other planets.
Then I went over to the estimates side, and I noted that $1.5 billion was being spent.
Sir, have you had the opportunity to look at this? If you did, and this is true, could you put an end to this lunacy?