My impression is that, when it comes to analyzing businesses to determine which ones to invest in, the federal government has vast expertise in the oil and gas sector but perhaps is less specialized in emerging technologies and that it's also less familiar with all that has to be done to ensure that investments, especially involving public money, prosper and further the development of intellectual property that will create employment and be sustainable in Quebec and Canada.
In that context, isn't dealing with a board of expert directors an entirely appropriate way to proceed?