Industry committee  Yes, that's correct.

Industry committee  I don't know if anyone else would want to take a crack at that first.

Industry committee  I have just two quick points. I think, for those who are in the space sector, it is true to say that the fact that Canada's space program gave no firm commitments in the past couple of years to industry has caused concern and anxiety in the Canadian space industry sector. Howeve

Industry committee  Based on statistics and reports in the public domain, it clearly is the lead space company in Canada. I don't have knowledge of what percentage of CSA overall funding or revenue it generates. It's the biggest space industry player in Canada, that's for sure.

Industry committee  Let me just provide the following comments in response to that question. I've also read in the press the oft repeated comment that in the past MDA was already a subsidiary of a U.S. company called Orbital Sciences. The one question that I have, and I don't remember the answer to

Industry committee  Well, I would answer that there could be instances when Canada is involved in a conflict or in an alliance and there is a need for the very high-resolution information you get, and you wouldn't be able to provide it. Or there could be a specific issue that would be applicable to

Industry committee  I have two quick points. I'd like to underline that there is obviously a possibility that the Canadian law would continue to apply. But with regard to the extraterritorial application of U.S. law, there are examples other than these regulations that apply to commercial and remot

Industry committee  In answer to your question concerning the quotes I read earlier, I have one very important point for clarification. What I'm about to quote again is not a national U.S. security law. In 1992, the U.S. adopted something called the U.S. Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, just as we, i

Industry committee  Of course, regulations are open to interpretation. But if you go to the historical background of when this and the Canadian legislation and regulations were being drafted and thought of, clearly the national security interests of countries that have privately owned and operated r

Industry committee  I do not know of any.

Industry committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman. I believe that title was taken...Institute of Air and Space Law certainly was correct. I was affiliated for many years with the Institute of Air and Space Law. I'm a graduate of the Institute of Air and Space Law. I'm no longer under contractual obligation. A

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the standing committee, for the invitation to appear before you. For the record, I would like to make a correction. I do not hold the title of professor. I am a doctor—that's a title that I earned and worked for—and I am a consultant. My contr