I think it's an important question, especially on the implied R and D side of things. We are the bridge, especially when it comes to proving out a concept, testing and validating a new technology, and then hopefully getting that to market.
Through the work that colleges and CEGEPs do with applied research, we are training the next generation of workers on the technology that will be deployed. I think by bringing colleges further into the conversation around defence and dual-use applied R and D, that will only enlighten the future workers we have at our colleges and CEGEPs to better understand what role they could play in helping to develop and test and deploy these new technologies, wherever they may be.
