All I'm suggesting is that when we have a single bidder, one that is entirely American, that is not an opportunity for either AECL, the board or the minister to assess the best opportunities that are out there for Canada to maximize its interests in the current environment. I would urge the committee to look at the way that bid was structured. Having only a single bidder with no real Canadian content should have been a red flag in terms of competitiveness. We have a lot of expertise in allied and partner countries. Look at Japan; look at several European countries. Also, of course, as part of the previous consortium, we had Canadian content in AtkinsRéalis. There might be an interesting question about why that was not part of it.
I would also say that, yes, the U.S. would already have access to those SMR details. If you look at the scientific advisory board, which cost taxpayers $184,000 in 2022, I believe—it's linked in my remarks—for five individuals.... First, I mean, I work at a university. There is no advisory board that I know of at a Canadian university that costs $185,000 per year for, I believe, five individuals. I think there are some interesting questions.
Second, one of the members of that advisory board has close ties to the U.S. security and intelligence establishment. If we want to give away all of our intellectual property and make sure that the Americans know everything we're doing, then we might as well put the security and intelligence establishment right on our scientific advisory board.