It's expanding, really. When it comes to these deep technologies—quantum is another example—it takes a whole ecosystem, especially here in Canada. I don't see there being a monolithic firm that has the capacity to invest in and own a whole end-to-end technology stack to create a product or service of the scale that we see in the U.S. It takes this ecosystem of technology solutions and, therefore, firms to enable the ones you might hear about downstream to sell something to a user or improve somebody's day-to-day life.
Again, it goes back to whether we can create that environment where a whole variety of different technology firms can be founded and reshored and can ultimately thrive here in Canada. That goes back to the things that folks like my colleagues at Space Canada and I have talked about in terms of the government being an anchor customer for technology firms and creating an environment where regulation is balanced and there is consultation on it so that firms can be innovative and grow.
The important piece about investment is being able to have the capital required to grow. That comes from the right signals from the government. Especially in our sector, in space, the government is a major stakeholder and a major customer. Having strong signals from the government that there is a long-term need and demand signal can enable capital, and then capital can flow and companies can start up and thrive. It's all interlinked in this ecosystem.
