Yes, sure.
We've talked about ITBs. I've heard about reforms today. I have not yet had a chance to digest that. I want to stress that ITBs are only a small part of a defence industrial strategy. The best way that we can support our SMEs is definitely to provide that strong signal and certainty. That includes contracts for relatively early stage companies. We can find ways to contract with innovative companies with enough off-ramps for the government in case they do not meet certain expectations or validate their technology along the way.
Also, there's denoting Canadian SMEs as some of these Canadian strategic partners that the DIS suggests will be announced sometime this summer. It cannot be just foreign multinationals with a presence here; we need Canadian companies as well.
As I've mentioned before, we need to lower that DIA threshold as well, because in this 21st-century warfare, we cannot go through these 10-year procurement cycles. These things need to happen in weeks and months. We need access to the DIA, which is supposed to accelerate defence procurement. Right now, as far as we know, the threshold is $100 million. That needs to be reduced for SMEs to meaningfully participate.