Mr. Thompson, an MDA engineer, appeared before the committee on March, 5. When MDA was under U.S. ownership, ITAR regulations prevented Canadian employees from working on projects, even those that were not classified. It even prevented them from working on certain aspects of RADARSAT-2. Mr. Thompson warned the committee that, even in the context of a non-classified program, ITAR regulations make it very difficult for Canadians to work for U.S. companies in the aerospace industry.
Why are you saying that these Canadian jobs will be safe, even protected, when U.S. legislations states the contrary?