That was not quite what I was driving at with my question. The Canadian Space Agency currently has access to RADARSAT data. If this deal is completed, will the Government of Canada and the provinces continue to have access rights? RADARSAT provides data on natural resources, underground features, and so forth. Will we have such ready access to all of this data once the company falls into American ownership?
On April 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.