I'm not aware of meetings that been held at the political level, but I can tell you that I have met with Lockheed Martin and other major suppliers as part of my daily job. I meet with the AIC industry associations. I should say that most of the major suppliers that are here in Canada are interested in a number of projects, both military and non-military. They're also interested in being in Canada because of our workforce and the industrial base they find here.
To your question about value proposition and how that works, what I say to companies when they want to know about the rules for doing business in Canada, my message to them is, any company that can figure out that magic formula of providing robust industrial offsets.... As we said at the outset, these are now weighted and rated. It's quality value proposition, good work, and lasting industrial benefits that help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises export globally that will help them demarcate themselves. This is particularly important in complex procurements where that can be the distinguishing factor. The companies are, for the most part, pretty much the same, and what can help them distinguish themselves is the package they will offer to Canada.
I think we are actually—and I've said this at meetings with industry associations—helping them hone what is a good business practice, because every country around the world is going to want to achieve industrial offsets by leveraging its federal procurement. If companies can get good at that, they can actually market the model elsewhere. I've had several companies say to me, when we've pushed them in negotiations, that they're grateful afterwards because they have then put those kinds of offers to other countries.