Government Operations committee  I think I'll pass it over to Neil, given that he's already articulated some of these pieces and is so eloquent on this stuff.

Government Operations committee  I may have missed a bit of what you were saying. Would you mind reiterating the question?

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I think Neil might be able to illuminate some of the policy ideas behind helping to keep procurement opportunities for Canadian firms. It's a bit similar to what he mentioned in his previous comments.

Government Operations committee  Neil, you laid out a couple of solutions in some of your comments earlier. I'm not sure if you want to articulate them again and maybe add on to them.

Government Operations committee  I'm not able to comment on it, but it is an interesting question for sure.

Government Operations committee  I think we're confusing two pieces here. Obviously funding research and development and cybersecurity is a positive step and the government should continue to do that. However, it is somewhat absurd when we don't have that same government actually go and buy that domestic technol

Government Operations committee  Neil, would you like to answer that question?

Government Operations committee  My comments really speak to the fact that when you look at how procurement is done in this country, often you see foreign firms bidding but sometimes not actually delivering on what they're promising. We saw that with the Phoenix pay system. We've seen that with the government's

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to present today. I'm Benjamin Bergen, executive director of the Council of Canadian Innovators, or CCI, a national business association that represents more than 130 of Canada's fastest-growing technology companies. L