Industry committee  All programs are constantly subject to evaluations and audits. I'll let Phil talk to that.

Industry committee  They haven't been cut.

Industry committee  That's correct. In budget 2015 it's identified. It's $100 million.

Industry committee  As Phil said, every assembler operating in Canada has reinvested in Canada. We could go through the list of those investments. There have been significant investments using the automotive innovation fund for this purpose.

Industry committee  As I mentioned earlier, it's very important in every sector, but particularly in the auto sector, to ensure that our companies are part of the automotive supply chain. Indeed, this particular investment by EDC is designed precisely to ensure that Canadian suppliers are participat

Industry committee  I would just add from the perspective—

Industry committee  Again, I think it's very essential that we are participating in the supply chain, and Flavio Volpe from the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association recognizes that. He said: ...this is great news for our companies and their employees, and we’re confident that the stronger c

Industry committee  Yes. I would just add that very consistent with Minister Duncan's example of artificial intelligence, broadly speaking, in the innovation agenda, we are looking at a number of points of interest, if you like, with respect to tech transfer. Another concrete example would be the i

Industry committee  I would like to talk about Bill C-25. I know the Honourable Navdeep Bains will have another opportunity on Thursday to speak to that. In that context, the bill does identify a name and comply approach. Similarly, with respect to the CRC program, we're proposing that all institut

Industry committee  The honourable member and the chair will know that I am the former deputy minister of agriculture. I would like to indicate that, in doing the innovation agenda, I think we see a huge opportunity in terms of the agriculture sector. I think we are well aware of the high level of s

Industry committee  What I understand is that there have been ongoing discussions with the members on the Canadian side, and there continue to be preparations for their meetings.

Industry committee  Minister Bains will have a chance to speak to this issue. In terms of the Canadian free trade agreement the CFIB recognized that the culmination of the new agreement was worthy of an award, and the CFIB gave Minister Bains, as well as other ministers, provincial ministers, a Gold

Industry committee  Yes, we work directly with the Treasury Board. The Treasury Board is the lead in these activities. As I mentioned, I think two issues that have come up demonstrate the kind of work we're doing on regulatory issues. One is intellectual property, and the second is the Canadian free

Industry committee  As I mentioned, I think this should be raised with Minister Bains.

Industry committee  Minister, I'll have to get back to you on that. The PromoScience program has been launched and a series of initiatives have been identified, but I don't have the specifics.