Upon assuming this job, I had the benefit of briefings from a number of colleagues, and I also went to see a number of people around this table, including Monsieur Crête and Monsieur Vincent, who spoke to me about this. It is a program that has, in some respects, had a bit of a checkered past. A number of companies have brought to our attention the fact that it has made significant contributions, including people like Mike Lazaridis from RIM, and some people from the aerospace sector, obviously, have really underlined the contribution this program has made to aerospace. I have also had the benefit of reading a number of comments and criticisms made of the program's shortcomings as they relate to inappropriate transparency and perhaps the use, at times, of lobbyists who were undeclared.
So there have been some, I would say, positive aspects, and there have also been some shortcomings that were identified—perhaps through a number of members of this committee—which the minister has undertaken to improve.