That's a really good question. I think that can come in different formats, depending on what the direction of the company is.
When it comes to defence, it's a bit of a tricky area. I would say that many Canadian companies do not have the classification to have those talks freely with the CAF to understand what the gaps and requirements are to then put forward a proposal. For example, if you're looking at sovereign and Arctic communication systems, or if you're looking at above-ground horizon systems, what are the gaps, where can we come in and where does the innovation come in?
There, programs like IDEaS come in, and they propose a general idea. They say they're looking at enhancing communications, say, and ask if anybody has ideas. That's one stream. A lot of companies look at that and try to understand what the requirements are, but it's a shot in the dark. Most of the time, they might not be true.
In the second case, you can look at what other countries are doing, what sorts of capabilities they have and whether we can develop the same things here. We certainly use a lot of those capabilities, especially when it comes to earth intelligence as well as communication. We simply do not own a lot of those capabilities, so some companies may look elsewhere and—
