Industry committee  I tend to agree. I think, for national security, the answer is yes. In everything else.... The reality is that 90% of all our businesses are small and medium-size enterprises, and they're ripe for the taking. M and A is occurring regularly among our technologies and other things.

Industry committee  No, I'm actually not going to comment any further. I think most of those points have been addressed.

Industry committee  Thank you. I just look at the way the U.S. right now has published a sensitive technology list. Right now, the U.S. has this list of sensitive technologies where they say you cannot get involved with exporting this or getting foreign direct investment from certain agencies into these types of technologies.

Industry committee  I would be so bold as to describe them in the act itself. Thanks.

Industry committee  I thank you for the question. I think it's a very reasonable one. Ultimately, many large deals in this country take years to make, so adding 75 days to a decision—depending on where that fell under the sequence—may not have the sort of detrimental impact that you would think it would have.

Industry committee  Good afternoon. I would like to start by acknowledging that I am joining this meeting from Treaty 6 territory, the traditional gathering land, ceremonial place and centre for trade for many first nations, Métis and Inuit people. My name is Malcolm Bruce, and I am the CEO of Edmonton Global, the foreign direct investment attraction and trade corporation for the Edmonton metropolitan region.