Mr. Speaker, since we created technology partnerships Canada in 1996, it has created up to 35,000 high quality jobs in Canada, most in the emerging sectors of the economy.
We have invested $1.6 billion through TPC. In return, we have leveraged $8 billion in private investment, creating possibilities in this economy to take on the world in emerging areas like information technology, aerospace, and the life sciences.
The cases to which the member is referring are cases in which money will not be advanced unless it is to reimburse expenses incurred.