Industry committee  You just hit a bit of a road bump that we've identified, which we're going to need the federal government's help on. The vast majority of veterans are able to get access because they have high speed. However, there are those in more remote locations who require satellite connecti

Industry committee  It depends on your Internet connection. The good news is that it's affecting fewer and fewer people, but it's something to work on.

Industry committee  I'll quickly reply to all of these very interesting questions. To start off, where do we find them? Last year my team and I visited 18 different military bases as part of their job fairs. We actually went right to the source. The problem was that at the moment COVID-19 hit, that

Industry committee  One thing we've done—and this is why we've worked with the University of Ottawa and directly with people at ISED—is to make sure that there is a proper framework in terms of deals or projects that are approved. How we fall in with that ISED program is that they've identified cybe

Industry committee  What you've seen right now with the pandemic being a health crisis, you can rest assured that a cyber-crisis would be similar. Smart cities are connected to a grid, so you can imagine what would happen if our electrical grid was attacked. Financial institutions and everything tha

Industry committee  We've started preliminary discussions with them. We've been working more directly with Veterans Affairs and with CAF and their transition group, so we've been able to plug in with those. That's how we've connected in.

Industry committee  Absolutely.

Industry committee  Absolutely, and the problem is that we'd have to rely on others in the Five Eyes network. We've seen this movie before. When we have to rely on foreign companies, we get bumped down the list. What I'm proposing is that we use cybersecurity as a driver of economic activity, like t

Industry committee  Absolutely. The PPE was the canary in the coal mine, in my opinion. The University of Ottawa and the PDI program, led by Mr. Serge Blais, has been a phenomenal partner to train and reskill military veterans in our program. We said, “Let's supply that same framework to unemployed

Industry committee  Yes. I appreciate the question. Canada has a severe lack of talent as it relates to cybersecurity. With our program, we've been able to identify the best and the brightest who want to learn about cybersecurity. With Coding for Veterans, what we're proposing is to have a similar

Industry committee  Thank you. Before I begin my remarks, I would like to thank the committee for allowing me the opportunity to speak today, but more importantly, I want to thank all members of our government for the work they've done during this pandemic. In addition to being a tech entrepreneur