The question of access to capital is complex. Not everybody has the same access to capital, particularly as shown by the stats on women entrepreneurs. That is something I want to highlight. There are opportunities—and not just in the manufacturing sector, which is only part of it—around crowdfunding and how we regulate it and make it accessible and standardized across the country, so that our entrepreneurs can raise capital from friends, family, and others, both equity and non-equity based crowdfunding.
I would say that funding is available, but that there could be more. It's about removing barriers to funding and equalizing opportunities for funding. It's also about creating incentives for people to invest, so that Canadians can be investors in this space. I would say that looking at crowdfunding could be interesting, particularly for new-stage makers and early-stage start-up manufacturers.