Thank you so much for that question from Mr. May.
I would say that there are certain technologies that can have huge impacts related to cybersecurity issues. We can call them disruptive. We can call them emerging technologies. Sometimes we think of them as being a threat themselves or as being very disruptive. However, how I see this problem or this concept is that technologies also interact with humans. Humans create the technologies. We work with them. We can use them for a variety of purposes.
When we think about quantum computers, for example, quantum computers have the potential to benefit many fields. It's not just from a defence perspective that we can look at this. We also can look at the benefits in, for example, accelerating artificial intelligence and for improving simulations and a variety of other purposes, including weather predictions, etc.
When it comes to talking about investing in and developing certain technologies with the intention of developing capabilities for Canada, I think we have an expert base in this country in a variety of regional hubs that are doing excellent work, but I think what needs to happen is that there needs to be more co-operation to address the threats we associate with the use of these particular technologies, while also keeping in mind that it is not just the technology that's the threat. It's the potential for certain malicious actors to use these certain technologies in a way that could cause harm.
One of the ways in which we can help to co-operate to address those threats is through leveraging these existing partnerships. It's by leveraging existing partnerships at home, in Canada, between government, industry and academia through the various research centres that we have dedicated to these particular types of technologies, but also by leveraging existing pathways for partnership amongst our allies.