Through you, Madam Chair, absolutely. We feel that we can tap into the technology and innovation that is fostered in our communities by launching this challenge, whether it's dealing with, as Minister Garneau was saying, the pinch points that we feel on a take-away [Inaudible—Editor]. Technology can be used for that. Technology can also be used to improve services. Columbus, U.S.A. won the challenge from the U.S. transportation department and ended up reducing infant mortality rates in some of its underserved communities by using autonomous vehicles and improving transportation through the use of technology. We see a lot of potential, through the smart cities challenge, to support our municipal sectors, provincial sectors, and community sectors, and to look at cross-collaboration between departments.
On May 9th, 2017. See this statement in context.