Industry committee  I don't think so, because even Canadian corporations, if they had to file one patent, would probably pick the U.S., because it's a big market. But they're operating out of Canada, so it's still a benefit to Canadian corporations.

Industry committee  RIM has been a bastion of success in the Waterloo region in general and a repository for a number of our technologies over the years.

Industry committee  I haven't looked at it from that perspective. I'll have to take your word for it.

Industry committee  That's all I had, sir.

Industry committee  Right now, we have a new Institute for nanotechnology and that's a burgeoning area. We've spent quite a bit in creating infrastructure to support those faculty members, and there are innovations coming out constantly in that space. We have one at the moment—a nanoparticle that ca