SDTC had a similar mandate. The idea was to fund businesses, essentially for demonstration and start-up projects that would have an impact on greenhouse gases.
At the time, I helped SDTC set up a $500‑million investment fund, the NextGenTM biofuels fund. It was an initiative of the Harper government to compete with the U.S. on similar programs. I contributed, as an external adviser, to the structuring of that fund.