The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial options in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday.
Mike Greenley, chief executive officer of MDA Canada, told committee members Canada has fallen behind the rest of the globe from “a military space capability perspective” and is not effectively working with companies in the aerospace sector.
“As a result, our relevance in a rapidly changing geopolitical world is declining, and along with it, our ability to protect and defend Canadians,” said Greenley, whose company is the largest in the country in the space sector, with over $1 billion in sales annually.
At this point … it would probably be cheaper for the government to just throw them $100 million in cash and tell them to not bother anyone.
Otherwise, government will just spend the next ten years wasting away a few billion dollars on hot air making someone extremely rich and raising share holders profits for no real benefit to Canada at all.
Headline should be “private company says government should give it money”
Lots and lots of money. Like so much money the CEO would become part of the 0.1% club.
Yup. Even if they’re right, shame on CBC for reporting it this way.
From this it sounds like we have a project already underway, anyway.
I think a private company with a controlling stake from a certain country would be best. /s
Because governments can’t do shit on their own. /s
Yes! More surveillance! More secret radio chatter! Rip up the Outer Space Treaty! Let the superpowers play chicken with orbital nuclear bombardment! A lazy dog over every child’s head!
