Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Bertrand, you took the words out of my mouth because ITAR is what I want to talk about. I heard Mr. Lajeunesse say the words “sustainable, suitable, comprehensive policy, innovation, access to R and D, help future generations.”
Ms. Bourque, you even talked about your 200 Indian engineers. In my opinion, ITAR puts the brakes on all that and I never miss an opportunity to say so, when I go the United States, including to Washington.
I have three questions. Do ITAR regulations have negative economic consequences for your industries at present? What is the aerospace industry doing to try to abolish that policy, for example in cooperation with its American headquarters? Do you think that politicians are doing enough to put an end to that program, which undermines the entire industry?
Perhaps Mr. Lajeunesse could start. Then, the other witnesses could add their comments.