Industry committee  That's a big question. Speaking in my current capacity as president of the Canadian Space Agency, I will say that we view data as inherent to sovereignty. It is part of our security. Understanding our vast territory and being the owners of and being able to wield the data about o

Industry committee  Thank you. Actually, data is one of our priorities. We are making sure to unlock the economic potential that satellite data offers, both in areas where we traditionally think of it and in many other areas as well. I mean, there are probably applications we haven't even conceived

Industry committee  I'll reiterate what I said earlier, which is that our core mandate is space exploration. Low earth orbit satellites, and satellites generally, are obviously an area that we're very interested in for the data they generate. Connectivity is one of the important benefits. Telesat is

Industry committee  We need to create a favourable regulatory framework; it needs to be a good place to do business for space companies, and be favourable to Canadian companies. We happen to think that the current framework is a bit dated. It needs to be easier for people to access high-quality data

Industry committee  Thank you for your questions. In response to your question about farmers, I'll give you an example. FarmersEdge, a Winnipeg company, combines satellite data with data collected on the ground to provide farmers with greater precision to support their operations. This helps farmer

Industry committee  The project leverages all of our robotics expertise. I'm not sure whether you've had a chance to look at the Gateway project. It will be a lunar space station 400,000 kilometres from earth. It will house astronauts for 30 days, but will be uninhabited after that. The Canadarm3 wi

Industry committee  Thank you very much. That's a great question. I think you might be referring to the lunar exploration accelerator program. It's $150 million over five years, which is happening in conjunction with our involvement on the lunar gateway. It really is the way that we operate. Becaus

Industry committee  Indeed, we know that we need to communicate more with Canadians on why to invest in space, particularly now when, quite frankly, the world is seized by the pandemic. We know that, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, it advances science in all its aspects. It also has direct, im

Industry committee  Our core mandate and mission is the peaceful use and exploration of space. With regard to connectivity, it really is ISED that is the lead on that. We are promoting, as I said earlier, greater use, collection and generation of space data because we know that—not just for Canada,

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. We do indeed believe that satellite data hold tremendous potential. We work with Environment and Climate Change Canada as well as Natural Resources Canada, and we are looking for other champions. Generally speaking, everyone understands the huge pote

Industry committee  All right.

Industry committee  Yes, we announced that at the International Astronautical Congress that I participated in. We announced our signature there. There are a common set of principles, led by the U.S., developed in consultation with Artemis Accords' partners, which are designed to guide the explorat

Industry committee  It has five goals and 18 objectives. It's really to help ensure that Canada remains a leading spacefaring nation by joining the lunar gateway mission that I talked about, a very exciting project that is the next iteration or evolution from the International Space Station. It als

Industry committee  I wasn't there then, but I have heard from people how difficult any cutbacks are. I will share with you that when we look at our funding over time and at the spending happening around the world, it really is a new space economy, with governments and the private sector, as you'v

Industry committee  Thank you very much. Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you virtually. I hope that each of you and also your families are doing well. I joined the Canadian Space Agency, or CSA, in September of this year. A lawyer by profession for almost the past three decades, I've wo