That's right. A few years ago, we were given a mandate to develop a system that allows for secret communications. We succeeded, with the assistance of several other departments and organizations, including the Communications Security Establishment Canada that we mentioned earlier, in developing and testing such a system. It was tested and now we can use it. We know that it is operational because we established a pilot project. The system is now ready to be implemented, if so desired.
The first stage has been completed, and everything has been done from a technical point of view. Users have tested it. Everything is ready including the memorandum of understanding. We are in the middle of discussions with several other departments in order to determine whether or not there is a will to continue and go ahead with this project.
I absolutely agree with you. This project and this system are extremely important in order to allow secret communications.