Thank you very much.
As you just said, the policy will generate direct and indirect industrial benefits.
It is a direct benefit when the government, as in the case with Boeing, can purchase an aircraft with parts that may be coming from Canadian suppliers. In that instance, these are direct benefits.
As regards indirect benefits, these are benefits that result from contracts awarded by the Government of Canada to firms other than the one that won the bid.
I'll give you a practical example. The Canadian aerospace sector is asking for numerous indirect benefits, particularly with respect to the 787 project, the new aircraft that Boeing is manufacturing and which should be on the market within a few years. High technology or composite materials are necessary for various parts of this plane or for the wings.
Under the terms of our contract to purchase military planes from Boeing, Canadian firms will receive consideration for contracts related to the 787 project. This is what Canadian industry is asking us to do. If this sector is working on new aircraft which will fly for 20 or so years, that will enable us to be well positioned for the future. That is an example of indirect benefits.