Irek Kusmierczyk at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 10th, 2022. See this statement in context.

May 10th, 2022 / 5:35 p.m.

Liberal

Irek Kusmierczyk Liberal Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I want to continue to talk about the industrial and technological benefits program and specifically its importance to Quebec aerospace, so I have a question for you, Mr. Aubertin.

We know, for example, that about 72% of the ITB program benefits in Quebec go to aerospace and that this is the largest proportion of any region in Canada.

There are over 45 academic institutions and research organizations across Canada that benefit from the ITB, including, for example, Polytechnique Montréal and McGill. Recently, Lockheed Martin also joined the Institut Quantique at the Université de Sherbrooke. That was an investment of $1.3 million that was facilitated by the ITB.

I just want to ask you this, Mr. Aubertin: What does the ITB program mean to Quebec aerospace? Also, how can it be improved?

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