If we were to go ahead with the Constellation, which MDA is completely capable of building--they came up with the concept; and if we were to go ahead with the ExoMars project, for which they persuaded the Europeans to allow us to build the rover that would go on this European mission to Mars; and if we were to build a hyperspectral satellite, which they have been urging us to do for a very long time, and which incidentally is extremely good for crop monitoring and for forestry monitoring and for natural resources monitoring and even discovery; if we were to do these things, which are in the national interest of this country, I am sure MDA would be very happy to continue with Canadian ownership.
On March 5th, 2008. See this statement in context.