Mr. Chair, while I don't recall the exact nature of that email or recall that email, what I can say is it is common practice at SDTC.... If there is not a fit for funding within SDTC programming, we have a variety of federal and provincial partnerships. Given the work we would have done, for example, on an application and all of the diligence, we try to pass that on to other agencies where there might be a better fit.
We don't try to influence those decisions. It's really more a question of conveying what we have learned and passing it on to others for potential consideration.