Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
There is no way in which I condone the misappropriation or misuse of public funds at all, whether it is through SDTC or any other way.
I want to give a bit of history before I ask you my questions. Since its creation in 2001, SDTC has invested more than $1.71 billion in over 500 companies that have generated $3.1 billion in annual revenues, created 25,400 jobs, commercialized 224 new technologies and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 25 megatonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
Do you think that the conduct that has occurred here has inhibited or somewhat taken away from the credibility of this program?
I'll ask Mr. Kukucha first, and then I'll go to Mr. Ouimet.