Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Vancouver South for a very relevant, tough but fair question.
It is true. The Minister of Industry announced, today, a $15.8 million contract to MacDonald Dettwiler for the design of a very sophisticated mapping system, demonstrating once again this Conservative government's commitment to Canada's space industry and to jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.
What would be very nice is if the NDP would drop its political games and fearmongering agenda and help do something positive for Canadian industry.