Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
For years, the NDP, just like the Bloc Québécois, has been calling for a pan-Canadian aerospace and aviation strategy. I believe that my colleague was going to discuss this. We must understand that Canada is at a disadvantage compared to other countries such as France, the United States and Brazil, whose governments invest heavily in the aerospace and aviation industries through their military expenditures. That is not the case for Canadian companies. In those countries, the entire research and development process falls under military spending. Here, we do not have a level playing field, which puts us at a disadvantage.
In fact, all the research and development credits are currently inadequate. We do not have the government support needed to keep this flagship of Quebec industry or the province's good jobs.
I would like my colleague to continue talking about research and development and the government's support.