Industry committee  I think the [Inaudible—Editor] there's still opportunity for these groups, and my understanding is that our officials have had ongoing discussions with groups.

Industry committee  Do they prefer to hear the “no” or to carry on conversations about the opportunity to be funded?

Industry committee  Thank you for that.

Industry committee  I'll let Philippe Thompson, my CFO, talk to the lapsed funding issue. Let me say, broadly, that we're very proud in the department about the take-up. We've really reached out and engaged in initiatives. In the area of SIF, we have 44 projects and $1.2 billion. We've launched th

Industry committee  I would say the following. In terms of the traditional approach to industrial development, there has been an emphasis on creating the right macro framework and then creating the right tax regime to incent research and development among firms and that sort of thing. That is the po

Industry committee  The government has announced, in the last year, its commitment to the space sector, of $2.6 billion overall, and a strategy in support of that. A big part of that was the commitment to the lunar gateway project, which involves, of course, robotics, and the next generation of Cana

Industry committee  No funding has yet been allocated. However, this is an issue that the Competition Bureau is examining in some detail. It is doing that in consultation with other OECD countries. There's a committee it's a part of, which is looking at the digital issues. I was in Paris at the rele

Industry committee  I would say that our department and portfolio and other government departments are all working to implement the innovation and skills agenda as quickly and effectively as possible. There are four components to that. One is around people and skills. You heard the minister talk ear

Industry committee  To clarify, though, the CRTC has decided that, when using the hexagon, which maps all elements of the Internet activity, in its own individual program, if it has that one user, then it is not an area that is remote. But that is a specific condition of its program.

Industry committee  My understanding is that their budget overall is $4.2 million. I think there was a 30% increase in the main estimates. A number of steps were taken by the government to address some of the issues you raised, specifically, ensuring that the chair and vice-chair are in place, and

Industry committee  Sure, we'll be happy to do that. My colleague, Philippe, has something to add.

Industry committee  To the best of my knowledge, we are.

Industry committee  Well, in the case of broadband, as the minister identified, there are a number of commitments in budget 2019 that include a top-up to the connect to innovate program, a new program that will be launched, a $750-million initiative by the CRTC. There will be money available through

Industry committee  I'm happy if she jumps in, in a moment.

Industry committee  This is a very good question. Again, the reason I'm referring to all of the programs is that what we're trying to do as we move forward is to use the different programs and the bank to address different areas. I suspect you know the overall target is 50/10, and we are moving be