Sure. I think there's a bit to unpack with the question.
First of all, there is interoperability permitted under the act. There's already an exception for that. The problem is that the exception that exists defines interoperability very narrowly as this process between two computer programs. It allows you to make Zoom work on your Windows machine and your Apple machine. That's the level of interoperability we're talking about.
What it doesn't permit is a much broader conception of interoperability that views technologies not just as computer programs but as integrated devices. They're cyber-physical systems or objects that are computerized. What this bill seeks to do is expand the idea of interoperability under the act to include those types of devices and products. That would enable a whole host of industries in Canada to produce products and services that would expand into new markets beyond just computer programs.
I can't provide you with numbers or evidence as to how that would increase innovation across the country, but I think it's self-evident that when we reach into new types of technologies, we will enable new types of innovation.