Thank you, Secretary of State Fuhr, Mr. Guzman and Ms. Harty, for being with us today.
I have to say that here in Ottawa—I'm an Ottawa member of Parliament—there's been a tremendous amount of excitement in the industry and in constituents who work in the defence sector about the investments that our government is making and about the establishment of the Defence Investment Agency. It's been fascinating to watch.
What's been particularly fascinating to me is the dual-use technologies and the companies that are really stepping up and interested in working with our government. We referenced a few of the early wins, so to speak, or the early partnerships and contracts that the DIA has engaged in, including of course MDA Space, which has a presence in my riding, and Telesat here in Ottawa.
I'm wondering if you can speak to how the DIA will be able to engage and support particularly SMEs in this sector in order to get more Canadian content and to be able to grow the industrial base here in Canada.