Industry committee  We see it as the end of the Canadian space program as it is now. It's an erosion of the Canadian space program. We'll be back at the same level as developing countries instead of being a world leader.

Industry committee  Brazil is coming on fast in terms of the space programs.They are coming on really fast. You have India and China coming on fast. We have so many opportunities here, as well as Europe, to get into this, but without MDA our opportunities will be seriously eroded. We are very conf

Industry committee  There was a rosy economic picture in terms of the overall health of the company. The robotics division definitely needed Canadian Space Agency money and were holding back on it. There is no doubt, and our workers there were very nervous. I will tell you something. Once that $1.3

Industry committee  There is also the development of the next generation--

Industry committee  Okay. The development of the next generation of jobs and the intellectual property rights around that development is critical. We are just going to be building more and more obsolete products.

Industry committee  We have, from the beginning, expressed concerns about this. We as a union have been involved for 10 years in the issue of land mines and cluster bombs, so to see the crown jewel sold to a company that is one of the world leaders in some of these vile weapons is really, really dis

Industry committee  Roland.

Industry committee  That's the reason, in fact, that we entered into this legal opinion with the Rideau Institute. The sale of this company is being treated as just another sale under the industry minister, as if it were a widget producer. We wanted to make sure that we were very clear about how man

Industry committee  Let's be very clear on a couple of things. For the shareholders, this is absolutely a good deal. They can put a lot of money in their pockets. There is no doubt--no doubt--that they can put a lot of money in their pockets. Is it a good deal for the shareholders of Canada who in

Industry committee  Thank you. We appreciate this opportunity to come before you and speak on an issue that we think is of paramount importance to the future of our country on a number of grounds, as we'll lay out. You see that you have before you a written submission. I'm going to make a verbal s