I can confirm that an agreement has been signed between the Canadian Space Agency and MDA that governs all phases of the RADARSAT-2 project, including construction and orbit insertion. This means that once the satellite is operational, in other words, once the requisite technical standards, amongst others, have been attained, the provisions of our contract with MDA will ensure that the Government of Canada gets what it is due under the terms of the agreement.
On April 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.