Thank you, Chair.
As I mentioned previously, if there is any prima facie evidence or suggestion that things were not done properly, that things were not done according to the standards set when awarding grants like this, we should not proceed.
Secondly, as Mr. Van Bynen said, we have to make extraordinary efforts to have leading-edge technologies be developed in Canada. The advantages we have as a country because of our natural resources are getting eroded in the knowledge-based economy.
We have to convince various companies in technology sectors to use Canada as the base for their innovation, for their research and development, so that Canada continues to remain at the forefront of this knowledge-based economy.
If we start indulging in the thing that this motion proposes, that will put Canada in an unfavourable position when it comes to major international companies considering investing in technological developments within Canada.
Mastercard, I believe, has invested this in Vancouver. For them, it's very easy to cross the border and reinvest the same thing in Seattle.
These are the kinds of opportunities I think we should.... In fact, we have to encourage more companies. We need more companies like Mastercard to invest in technological development within Canada.
Thank you, Chair.