That was part of its mandate, or one of its responsibilities. However, you are talking about challenges confronting the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Certain obstacles are virtually insurmountable: existing regulations, in particular ITAR regulations, and the fact that there is no free trade in the aerospace industry because this area has considerable strategic importance for that country. And even though the Canadian Space Agency has managed to make inroads into the US market by forging alliances with NASA, that is only a small segment of the US market.
On March 5th, 2008. See this statement in context.