That's an excellent question.
For what this moment particularly asks for, I think the core of it is that across the country, Canada continues to be a world leader in discovery and research, but we continue to have discussions, and this committee has had discussions on a regular basis, about the ability to capture that for economic gain in Canada and for direct returns on that.
The Canadian college applied research system has been built to do that and has continued to show results, as can be demonstrated by my colleague down the table, in delivering clear economic returns for SMEs in their localities.
As for your point and your question, 80% of the projects that a college undertakes are done in a year. This is based on the speed of business, and that's also why businesses continue to match a dollar of investment to a dollar of federal investment. We're extremely happy with the investments we received in the spring economic update, but with investments, this system can do more.
Specifically, in terms of this question today around ensuring that defence investments turn into benefits for both the Canadian Armed Forces and for the Canadian economy, we think we're well positioned to do that, and we would encourage government to explore that avenue.