Thank you, Chair.
Minister, I want to focus on the strategic innovation fund, which you referenced in your opening remarks. Last summer, you had the opportunity to tour a number of businesses in my riding that benefited from this particular fund, both in the aerospace sector and in food processing, companies like MDS Coating Technologies, StandardAero Summerside, Summerside Seafood Supreme and Royal Star Foods. These investments have been critical to allowing P.E.I.—the smallest province—to have the strongest economic growth in the country.
You referenced 100 million new dollars in budget 2019. Could you elaborate? Do you see the program continuing as it has been, or do you see an opportunity to take the program in different directions or to simply reinforce what has been successful?