Let me take 60 seconds to talk about Guy Laliberté. It was a difficult decision for me. Were we going to support such a mission, considering we were using taxpayers' monies, or should we step back and let him do his own show? I decided we were going to support him but without spending a lot of money. We would support him with our people. We would make sure that he received proper training. That is what we did because our space station is a fantastic asset and, if someone makes a mistake, we might lose all that we have accomplished. So, we provided training to Guy, at a higher level than to other tourists.
We called him a “private space explorer”, not a tourist, to try to encourage him to understand the role he was playing.
Guy has a past. I don't know if it's true or not, but he definitely has a reputation. However, I will tell you that from the moment I met him, he had a capacity for memory, he could focus on what was important, and he got along incredibly well with the entire crew.
He had a mission with respect to one job. I think you have to say he was successful at that. The media calculated that he received $865 million worth of advertising for his One Drop campaign; that will make a difference over time, so I tip my hat to what he did.
The other space tourists did not accomplish as much as he was able to accomplish. It was a joy to participate with him on that mission. Over the six months I met him and worked with him and knew him. It was an amazing partnership for the Canadian Space Agency and, basically, Cirque du Soleil.