It's a significant amount. There are estimates that say that if we lost access to the global positioning system, for example, that would cost the Canadian economy $1 billion every day. It is very significant.
For Canada to really get into our own lexicon that space is critical infrastructure and that space is dual-use, that lets you say, “I'm going to spend money on space as critical infrastructure for observation, communications, global positioning, timing for banks, all these different areas that are dual-use, which means that it can then count towards my defence spending and my 5% target”. Space is a very powerful critical infrastructure investment for the country.
