Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My questions are through you to the gentlemen.
I have something I would like to refer to you gentlemen, in terms of the MOU. I know Mr. Dias said that Alan Williams was in disagreement with Dan Ross. I know Mr. Williams was not part of this process here. And Dan Ross and his other official, Mike Slack, as well as Colonel Burt, who have been working on this particular MOU for the last number of years, have agreed with everyone else in the MOU that they are not to include IRBs. That is the complete understanding of all the partners in the MOU.
Of course, the process is for global opportunities. And we've heard over and over again that the companies in the aerospace industry know they can compete. They're already competing very successfully around the world, and certainly there are a huge number of jobs in the aerospace industry. I could go on to quote a number of the companies that were here and what they've said.
I believe that you folks who work for them and the unions that work for them are obviously prepared to do the work they are awarded under the contracts. There will be no contracts in this process, particularly the technology piece of it, if we're not part of the MOU. We're not going to have the ability to have that technical information and use that for property rights and be able to expand, using that information, to other opportunities your organizations may have.
I'd just like to get your flavour on that piece of information, because I'm not sure your organizations fully understand that.