Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a question for Mr. Glover.
I want to pick up on my colleague's line of questioning, which I found really interesting, about the threat of quantum computing.
In 2018, this government, our federal government, invested about $15 million in the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo. Last year, this government invested an additional $41 million in the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab. This year it invested an additional $7.2 million in numerous tech companies, including ISARA Corporation, which is a quantum-safe security company. The goal here it to help turn Waterloo into the world's quantum valley.
Can you comment on whether this is a smart strategy, to be basically partnering with and making investments in quantum research, Canadian quantum research institutes and Canadian quantum tech companies? Is this a smart strategy to protect ourselves from quantum threats, or is this something that really is just a role for Shared Services to consider?