Industry committee  The strategy provides real value for more basic research. We're talking about tiers 1, 2 and 3. We invest enormous amounts in research, but we aren't applying that research in certain sectors. Given our aerospace experience, we did propose that the government establish an innova

Industry committee  I know that France has measures, but I wouldn't be able to discuss wage strategies or wage subsidies as such. What I pay more attention to are the innovation measures and the way governments support clean technologies.

Industry committee  We simply need to consider the fact that it will take the aerospace manufacturing industry two more years to emerge from the crisis. It's either the wage subsidy or other types of assistance. We have to consider this. That support helps.

Industry committee  Is your question for me?

Industry committee  In fact, since last September, we've been discussing it with the government, with the department of Mr. Bains at the time. It's a project that's evolving but that hasn't yet come to fruition. We're hoping for good news in the next budget. We have nothing for the moment, although

Industry committee  Yes. The United Kingdom has also introduced an enormous innovation program. Talent is what drives the aerospace industry. It can't be lost; it must be retained. Later on, in 10 years, it won't be the morning after…

Industry committee  The French, the U.K. government, yes. Those countries are making massive investments in innovation and that's what we have to do here in Canada as well.

Industry committee  I think the French model is more inclusive: it also provides for assistance to SMEs in the supply chains. Consequently, we have to ensure we have measures that help SMEs manage their cash flows, a very tough task these days, because they have no revenue, as you might expect.

Industry committee  No. Here's a specific example of a project. The federal government invested…

Industry committee  The federal government invested in Ontario's automobile sector. We're telling the government that we have a project that's ready to go. We've estimated project costs over five years. It's a mobilizing, sustainable development project that will help us go green and combat climate

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  As I mentioned earlier, it's very important to support innovation. The aeronautics sector is an innovative sector. It takes at least 10 to 15 years to design an aircraft.

Industry committee  That's the position those countries have adopted. As I mentioned, France, for example, has decided to design a green aircraft, a hydrogen-powered aircraft, by 2035. The funding allocated for that project is therefore incredible. It then realized that businesses, SMEs, in the sup

Industry committee  I'll answer your first question, Mr. Généreux. Do we prefer a wage subsidy or a financial package for a major aerospace project or program? I'll simply say the impact will be greater on our sector than on other manufacturing sectors. Even after people have been vaccinated and st

Industry committee  The Canadian government currently enjoys incredible purchasing power with respect to fighter aircraft as a result of these major contracts awarded to foreign corporations. As we all know, Canada unfortunately doesn't have the industrial capacity to manufacture fighter aircraft lo