Thanks, Chair.
Also, thanks to the witnesses today. You're painting an increasingly legible picture of a very complex landscape, and we're very grateful for that.
We've heard a lot about security, and in rather dire tones at times, and I'd like to change that a bit.
I want to come to you, Dr. Hall. It's nice to see you. I don't know if I'm your MP, but I am Dalhousie University's MP and it's very nice to see you with us today.
I went to your research website before the meeting today and was moved by the young people you are working with and how many there are, by their smiles and by the interest that is clear in the photographs you've posted there. Obviously, their imagination has been captured by something. They're thinking of the future. They're working towards something. It made me think of the 1964 New York World's Fair, where GE had “The World of Tomorrow”, the vision of tomorrow, on how electricity and gasoline and cars were going to change the world.
I wonder if we could turn to a more optimistic outlook. As you said, Dr. Hall, maybe it's not necessary that Canadians understand the technology, but they should understand why it's important. Can we talk with the panellists a bit about finding your inner future and where is all of this going, and how quantum computing or hybrid solvers are going to make our lives better?