If our comments are viewed as spicy or fiery, it is just an indication of where we are as a country. If our economy had grown over the last decade similar to places like Denmark, the United States or Australia, there would be an additional $500 billion in our economy each year, which would probably be more than enough to pay for the housing requests that we've seen put forward at this committee, for arts and culture or, potentially, for a basic income.
Therefore, getting innovation right and getting the 21st-century economy right is critical. We have a revenue problem in this country, and the people we work with are revenue generators, so figuring out ways to support them is critical.
I know the minister does support innovators in terms of his language, but when he goes to committee, it is truly troubling that is his framing.
On the procurement piece, I will kick it over to Nicholas to tackle that, because there is a real opportunity here for the government to do something transformative. It's going to take time, but there's an opportunity.