Government Operations committee  Well, from my perspective, it's just regular business. I don't know. I approached the Business Development Bank of Canada that you're talking about as any other business and I got a loan from them at one point as I was developing my business. We've had lots of great relationships with companies like IBM, HP, etc., but I think part of it is just due to the fact that I treat this like a regular business.

Government Operations committee  Certainly. When we're responding to RFPs or RFXs, there are mandatory requirements. We sometimes see major misalignments between what the mandatory requirements are and the scope of the work that needs to be done. If you're bidding on a piece of work that's worth $100,000, let's say, why do you have to have the capability to...?

Government Operations committee  Absolutely, yes.

Government Operations committee  Good morning. First I'd like to acknowledge that we're on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. Also, thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members, for giving me the opportunity to testify today. I'll begin my remarks by introducing myself and my company, FoxWise Technologies.