National Defence committee  I won't repeat everything that we discussed today, because I think a lot of the conversation regarding developing the industrial base will be a big part of it. For us, what would be really nice to see is Canada even just having the same share of the global space sector that it enjoys in the overall global economy.

National Defence committee  Those are certainly policies that could ensure we have the strong workforce needed. However, there are two things. The first thing is that we need to make sure we've chosen this to be a priority sector for us. There's immense growth projected for the next few decades in space, but if we don't, again, get our act together and make sure we're set up to seize those opportunities, we may not have to worry about the workforce as much.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mike. If I may add, whether you think that—“you” in the general sense—we need to compete with the U.S. and try to put our elbows up when it comes to our space sector or you think we need to collaborate more with the U.S., a national space council will help us do that.

National Defence committee  On the defence policy review, I just want to echo the comments of Michele. As an industry, we were very excited to see the way in which space is being talked about in the defence policy update and very happy to see that there's a clear recognition of the importance of space to national defence and security.

National Defence committee  Quite simply, it means that the procurement process should be faster. I reference things happening outside our organization, but in terms of procurement related exclusively to defence, people are already complaining that it is too slow. For the space sector, the rapid pace of innovation is an additional challenge.

National Defence committee  Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for inviting me here today. Space systems and solutions are an essential part of Canada’s defence strategy, contributing directly or indirectly to virtually all defence operations. That is why the team at Space Canada, an organization that represents the Canadian space ecosystem, is so pleased to see this committee undertake this study of Canada’s space defence.