Mr. Chair, I know that this is in the current economic environment. Liquidity has certainly been an issue for companies, small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the innovation space, not just in the clean-tech sector but across the board. Certainly, the freezing of our funding has had an impact on companies who have existing project funding agreements and who have met all the eligibility criteria. In some cases they've had to slow down their work or take other actions. We've heard a lot from companies that aren't able to access this funding, as they would be new applicants, to help them launch their new developments as well. Again, whether it's been a slowdown, etc....
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