Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Bains, the strategic aerospace and defence initiative, SADI, is one of the best programs I know that Industry Canada manages. I know a bit about this program because I was involved with one of the recipients supported by the program.
One thing I noticed then, which has now been changed, is that the processing time required for small industries has been reduced to four months; however, this is four months after the application is accepted, which may take anywhere between two to three months. That's point number one.
Number two is that in this program the bulk of the money contributions that have been made are going to major companies.
I think we have to streamline this a bit so that it's much easier for the small companies to access this great program. What are your thoughts on this?