Thank you.
It's true—we don’t yet have a supply chain that would allow the government to source from Canadian companies. That's why they're selling their products elsewhere. However, we will succeed in building one.
I'm going to draw a bit on the example of the defence secure innovation hubs that your colleague mentioned to highlight another shortcoming. The government has very high requirements for the laboratories it uses, which must be secure in several respects. However, it's rare for colleges or universities to have such facilities. When I was doing my Ph.D., it was here, in Building M23 on Montreal Road, and the military was working right next door. They had everything they needed to conduct military research safely.
If resources could be allocated to help universities and colleges upgrade their laboratories so they can participate in the defence secure innovation hubs, that would be very helpful.