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Finance committee Are you referring specifically to the supercluster initiative?
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard
Finance committee That's why we've also approached Agriculture, and that's why we're working hard with AAFC to see if funding is available through the innovation bucket through Agriculture. If we could secure funding there, at least we would be able to start, and we would be able to show what can
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard
Finance committee I would just add, in order to reinforce, it is the first step, but making sure that we integrate business is also extremely critical as we move forward.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard
Finance committee The $155 million ask that we have of the federal government is made up of a $125 million ask in the supercluster initiative we submitted under the LOI. We still are not sure if we're moving to stage two. We're hoping to hear that any day now, but we believe we'll be asked to move
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard
Finance committee With regard to access to capital, there are two things in place. Access to capital is one of the components. More important is the access to the technology, and the companies that are required to be successful as you want to move that ag tech forward. I think the ISI program, t
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard
Finance committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. My name is Ray Bouchard. I am the chair of EMILI, the Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative. I'm also the president and CEO of Enns Brothers, a John Deere dealership based in west
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Ray Bouchard